Supplemental effects of dried yeast (<i>Yea-sacc 1026(P)</i><sup>®</sup>) in a low protein diet on growth performance, carcass characteristics and organ weights of broiler chicken
The growth enhancing properties of Yea-sacc 1026(P) yeast culture were evaluated in this study. Seven day old broiler chicks of the Nera breed were allotted to 5 dietary treatments with 3 replicates at 6 birds per replicate. Diet A was the control and contained 23.14% crude protein with fishmeal constituting 5% of the diet and no yeast additive. Diet B served as a basal diet containing 18% crude protein with no fish meal and no yeast additive. Diets C, D and E had the same formulation as diet B but with 0.08 %, 0.16% and 0.32% of yeast (Yea-sacc 1026(P) respectively. Average voluntary feed intake values (66-74gd-1) were similar (P>0.05) but greater than 47.7 gd-1 for birds on basal diets (
