Abstract

A forty-two (42)-days feeding trial was conducted with thirty (30) day-old broiler chicks’ weighing 34.45 g average and grouped into three groups (n =10). Groups 2 and 3 were fed with feeds substituted with 10% and 20% of 7 days of Penicillium camemberti-fermented orange peels (PCFOP) as a replacement for maize. Meanwhile, Group 1 was fed 0% PCFOP. Subsequently, we assessed the growth performance, including body weight, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio, as well as the lipid profile of several tissues (serum, breast, thigh, and drumstick). The study showed that the formulated diets improved broiler chicken growth performance, lowered cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein, and increased (p<0.05) the high-density lipoprotein level in broiler tissue. This study, therefore, proved the novelty of using PCFOP as a replacement for scarce maize grain in the formulation of chicken diets for quality broiler production. However, 20% of PCFOP inclusion proved to be better.