INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Page 85 Effect of Replacement of Maize with Sorghum Brewer’s Grains on Performance of Finishing Broilers

Maize is one of the major energy sources for most poultry diets. However, one of the major problems of incorporating maize in livestock diets in countries like Zimbabwe is the competition that exists between livestock and humans in the consumption of the cereal. Also the escalating costs of stockfeeds means that maize-based diets will continue to be scarce. The effects of drought mean that the amount of maize allocated to the stockfeed industry will continue to decline. Therefore, a suitable alternative to maize i