The performance of local broiler turkeys fed dietary treatments in which palm kernel meal (PKM) replaced maize at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 percent was evaluated. The replacement levels of 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 percent represented diets 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively. One hundred and eighty day-old unsexed turkey poults were allotted to the six dietary treatments. The treatments were replicated three times. Each replicate having ten poults. The experiment was carried out as a completely randomized design experiment. The feeding trial lasted for 24 weeks. With the exception of mortality, significant differences (P<0.05) existed in the final weight, feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion ratio. The final weight and weight gain of birds fed diet 4 (60% replacement level) were not significantly different (P>0.05) from that of diet 3 (40% replacement level) but were significantly higher (P<0.05) than other dietary treatments. Feed intake and feed conversion ratio increased as the level of replacement increased. There were no significant differences (P>0.05) in the feed conversion ratio of turkeys fed diets 1, 2, 3, and 4. There were no significant differences (P>0.05) in slaughter weight, dressed weight, breast, wings and back cuts of turkeys fed the various dietary treatments. Dressing percentage values were similar for birds fed diets 1, 2, 3, and 5. Abdominal fat of turkeys increased with increasing concentration of PKM at the expense of maize in the diets. The thigh weight of turkeys fed diets 1, 2, 3 and 6 were not significantly different (P>0.05) but were significantly higher than that of diets 4 and 5; whereas the drumstick weight of birds fed diets 2 to 6 were significantly higher than that of diet 1. Similarly meat-to-bone ratio of turkeys fed diet 3-6 were significantly higher (P<0.05) than that of diets 1 and 2. The spleen of turkeys fed diets 2 was higher than others. Palm kernel meal can replace maize up to 60 percent in the diet of local broiler turkeys for good growth and carcass performance.

Thirty-six male hybrid (Landrace x Large white) weaned pigs aged 56 days were used to determine the performance of growing pigs fed raw pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) seed meal (PSM) diets in the humid tropics. The experimental design was Completely Randomized Design (CRD). There were four treatment diets formulated with raw PSM included at 0, 20, 25 and 30% level. Each treatment was replicated three times with three pigs per replicate. Parameters measured were weight gain, final live weight, feed intake, feed conversion ratio and cost-benefit. The experiments last 120 days. Results showed that raw PSM replaced 71.14 and 74.47% maize and soybean meal, respectively in a growing pig diet. Raw PSM diets significantly (P<0.05) improved final live weight, daily live weight gain, Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) and Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER). The conclusion was that growing pigs could be fed up to 30% raw PSM in the diet to ensure better performance and reduce total feed cost, feed cost per kg live weight gain and improved the gross margin. The control (0% PSM) diet gave a negative (-N143.10) gross margin.  Index Terms-diets, growing pigs, performance, pigeon pea seed meal, humid tropics I. INTRODUCTION Pigs require as much attention in scientific nutrition research as poultry, cattle, sheep and goats due to their high prolificacy, fast growth rate, early maturity, high meat yield and ease of feeding and management compared to other livestock species. Presently in Nigeria, pigs are usually fed diets composed of mainly agroindustrial by-products (palm kernel meal, wheat offal and brewers dried grain) that are characterized by very high crude fibre levels, low energy densities, low and or poor quality protein contents. This feeding practice results in

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