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Four experimental diets were formulated: C0 (Control\/Basal diet), C1 (10% GCC), C2 (10% GCC diet with 0.05% multi\u2010blend enzyme), C3 (10% GCC diet with 0.5% flaked oyster mushroom, FOM).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      At the end of the experimental period, it was revealed that apart from blood platelet counts, which were significantly low (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05) in the additive\u2010supplemented diets, GCC and its supplementation with either multi\u2010blend enzyme or FOM had no influence (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&gt;\u00a00.05) on haematological parameters. Birds fed the C0, C2 and C3 diets were more efficient (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05) in feed conversion in comparison to those fed the raw 10% GCC diet at Week 12, with the final body weight of the C2 group significantly higher (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05) than the raw GCC group. Breast yield was heavier in the birds of the C2 group compared to the raw GCC group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&gt;\u00a00.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>It is therefore beneficial to supplement corncob diets with multi\u2010blend enzymes and flaked oyster mushrooms since their inclusion did not have any negative influence on the blood parameters, in addition to improving feed efficiency and body weight.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/vms3.70721","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,7]],"date-time":"2025-12-07T17:48:47Z","timestamp":1765129727000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Corncob\u2010Based Diet With Enzyme Blend Improves Body Weight, Feed Efficiency and Breast Yield of Sasso Broiler Chickens"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Achiamaa Asafu\u2010Adjaye","family":"Koranteng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre d'Excellence R\u00e9gional Sur Les Sciences Aviaires Universit\u00e9 of Lom\u00e9  Lom\u00e9 Togo"},{"name":"Council for Scientific and Industrial Research\u2014Animal Research Institute, Achimota  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Benjamin","family":"Adjei\u2010Mensah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Animal Science Department University of Ghana, Legon, Legon  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joycelyn Okyere","family":"Darko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre d'Excellence R\u00e9gional Sur Les Sciences Aviaires Universit\u00e9 of Lom\u00e9  Lom\u00e9 Togo"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Richard Koblah","family":"Agbehadzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre d'Excellence R\u00e9gional Sur Les Sciences Aviaires Universit\u00e9 of Lom\u00e9  Lom\u00e9 Togo"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maxwell Ansong","family":"Okai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Council for Scientific and Industrial Research\u2014Animal Research Institute, Achimota  Accra Ghana"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non\u2010grain Feed Resources (Co\u2010construction by Ministry and Province) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Efficient Feeding  Taian City Shandong Province China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gifty Ziema","family":"Bumbie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Council for Scientific and Industrial Research\u2014Animal Research Institute, Achimota  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Koffi Apeti","family":"Gbogbo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre d'Excellence R\u00e9gional Sur Les Sciences Aviaires Universit\u00e9 of Lom\u00e9  Lom\u00e9 Togo"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jacob Alhassan","family":"Hamidu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology  Kumasi Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3923\/ijps.2017.215.220"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/jsfa.95"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0960\u20108524(03)00108\u20101"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.51791\/njap.v47i2.109"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","first-page":"136","article-title":"Ileal Nutrient Digestibility and Performance in Broiler Chickens Fed Graded Levels of Feather Meal","volume":"10","author":"Ajayi H. 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