National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of various sources of Methionine on growth performance and cost economics in broiler chicken. In a CRD model, 375 broiler chicks (Vencobb) were randomly divided into five groups (T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5), each containing 3 replicates with 25 birds in each replicate. The T1 group served as control group, T2 group was supplemented with synthetic Methionine (Nutrient requirements of ICAR 2013), T3 and T4 groups were supplemented with Methionine producing microbes (MPM) and T5 group was supplemented with combination of T2 and T3, respectively for a period of 42 days. The results of the experiment revealed that higher (P<0.01) levels of serum total protein (g/dl), albumin (g/dl), globulin (g/dl) and AST (IU/L) were observed in synthetic Methionine (T2) supplemented group compared to other groups during the entire experimental period. Whereas, broiler chicks in T3 and T4 groups showed lower (P<0.01) serum cholesterol (mg/dl) and higher (P<0.01) serum glucose (mg/dl) levels. However serum ALT (IU/L) levels were higher (P<0.01) in control group as compared to other groups.
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