EFFECT OF CITRUS PULP ON PERFORMANCE AND SOME BLOOD PARAMETERS OF BROILER CIDCKENS

Using agricultmal waste such as citms pulp in poulby nuti·ition is an interesting way to reduce feed cost and environment pollution. A total of 120 one day old broiler chicks (Ross 308 strain) were used in a completely randomized design with 3 ti·eatments, 4 replicates and 10 birds in each replicate. Main ingredients of the diets were com and soybean meal. Three levels of cib11s pulp (0, 3% and 6%) were used in experimental diets. There were no difference between birds feed intake, body weight gain and feed conversion ratio at 42 days of rearing period. Cibus pulp at 6% level reduced cholesterol of the birds blood plasma (P<0.05).