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Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects
of different levels of safflower meal (S.F.M.)supplementation on growth and feed efficiency of baby chicks and baby poults. In the first experiment, different levels of S.F.M.(O,34,66 , and 100%) replaced soybean meal in semi — purified chick rations .Methanol —extracted S.F.M. and the extractives were also fed to chicks.All rations were isonitrogenous and isocaloric. In the second experiment, different levels of S.F.M.(O,25,50, 75 and 100%) replaced soybean meal in a practical poultry ration
. S.F.M. extractives were also fed to poults in an all soybean meal ration .All rations were isonitrogenous and iso— caloric.In both trials deficient amino acids were added synthetically.
Weight gain of chicks fed all S.F.M. ration was significantly better than chicks fed other experimental rations. The inclusion of extracted S.F.M. or its extractives did not result in a similar weight gain.However,the addition of S.F.M.
extractives resulted in a better feed efficiency .Different
levels of supplemented S.F.M. had no significant influence on growth or feed efficiency of chicks.The results obtained with poults were somewhat different.Supplementation of all soybean meal ration with S.F.M. extractives resulted in best growth and feed efficiency.However,different substitution levels of S.F.M. for soybean meal did not significantly alter grotth rate.In general ,S.F.M. supplementation resulted in poorer feed efficiency in poults. on the basis of data obtained in these trials ,Price and availability of good S.F.M. are of prime importance in considering the level to be used in a chick or poult ration .The results also indicate that up to about 80% and 60% of the total protein in a baby chick and baby poult rations respectively could be furnished by S.F.M. if the rations are adequately supplied with the limiting amino acis.