Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, D: Agriculture and Veterinary, Volume 21 Issue 7

© 2021. Usman, A. A., Olugbemi, T. S., Omage, J. J., Aljameel, K. M. & Usman, H. B. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: D Agriculture and Veterinary Volume 21 Issue 7 Version 1.0 Year 2021 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4626 & Print ISSN: 0975-5896 Performance of Broiler Birds Managed on Recycled Litter Treated with Graded Levels of Aluminium Sulphate (Alum) By Usman, A. A., Olugbemi, T. S., Omage, J. J., Aljameel, K. M. & Usman, H. B. Ahmadu Bello University Abstract- The study was carried out at the poultry unit of the Department of Animal Science teaching and research farm, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria to determine the evaluate Performance of Broiler Birds Managed on Recycled Litter Treated with Graded Levels of Aluminium Sulphate (Alum)Two hundred and forty (240) day old Marshall Strain broiler chicks of mixed sexes were used for the study. The birds were fed a common diet during this period and were subsequently weighed and randomly assigned to four treatment groups. The treatments were replicated three times with 20 birds per pen. They were housed under a deep litter system with 15kg recycled litter per pen in a completely randomised design. Aluminium sulphate (alum) was applied to the wood shavings by mixing it with alum thoroughly using hands covered with hand gloves. The rates of alum application was as follows: T1 control (normal with no alum), T2 (5% alum), T3 (10% alum) and T4 (15%). Keywords: broiler, performance, carcass, recycled litter. GJSFR-D Classification: FOR Code: 060899 PerformanceofBroilerBirdsManagedonRecycledLitterTreatedwithGradedLevelsofAluminiumSulphateAlum Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: