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Research
8.
Effect of
neem (Azadirachta
Indica) leaf powder supplementation on growth in
broilers -
Alok. K. Wankar, R.N. Shirbhate, K. B. Bahiram, S.A.
Dhenge and R. A. Jasutkar
Veterinary
World 2(10):396-397
Abstract
An experiment was conducted on 120 day old broiler chicks divided
into four groups, T0, T1, T2 and T3 which were supplemented with
neem leaf powder @ 0gm, 1gm, 2gm and 3gm/kg of broiler ration,
respectively. Weekly observations were recorded for live body
weight, weekly gain in weight, weekly feed consumption and feed
efficiency of birds for six weeks. All the treatment groups T1
(813.03), T2 (855.07) and T3 (834.21) recorded significantly
(P<0.01) higher means for live body weight than that of control
T0 (768.69) group. All the treatment groups showed
non-significant increase in weekly gain in weight, feed
consumption and feed efficiency as compared to that of control
group.
Keywords: Neem, Supplementation, Growth, Broiler,
Physiology, Medicine, Antibacterial, Ancient.
