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 |
A total of 120, day-old broiler chicks were divided randomly into 4 treatment (CRD) groups with 3 replicates each i.e. 10 broiler chicks per replicate. Chicks of treatment T1 (control) were fed basal diet without any supplementation. In the treatment group T2, T3 and T4, basal diet was supplemented with 3% garlic powder, 0.5% turmeric powder and 1.5% garlic powder plus 0.25% turmeric powder, respectively. The feeding trial lasted for 6 weeks viz., 0-3 weeks (starter phase) and 3-6 weeks (finisher phase). Body weight of individual chicks and feed intake of each replicate were recorded weekly for 6 weeks and growth performance of broilers was compared between the groups weekly. During 1st week, significant reduction in feed intake of broilers of T2, T3 and T4 as compared to T1. During 2nd week there was significant improvement in FCR only in broilers of T2. During 3rd week, weight gain, FCR and PI were improved significantly in T2 and T4. In 4th week, weight gain, FCR and PI of broilers of T2 and FCR and PI of T4 improved significantly. In 5th week, there was significant improvement in weight gain, feed intake, FCR, PI and PER of T2 broilers as compared to T1, T2 and T3. Similarly, during 6th week, significant improvement in weight gain, feed intake, FCR, PI and PER of T2 broilers. Also, in T4 broilers feed intake, weight gain and performance index increased significantly. In conclusion, 3% garlic powder supplementation to broiler chicks enhanced growth performance.
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