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2. Effect of dietary supplement of sugar
beet, neem leaf, linseed and coriander on growth performance and
carcass trait of Vanaraja chicken - Punita Kumari,
Chandramoni, Kaushalendra Kumar and Sanjay Kumar
Veterinary World, 7(9): 639-643
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2014.639-643
Punita Kumari: Department of
Animal Nutrition, Bihar Veterinary College, Patna - 800 014,
Bihar, India; puneeta.kri@gmail.com
Chandramoni: Department of Animal
Nutrition, Bihar Veterinary College, Patna - 800 014, Bihar,
India; chandramoni108@rediffmail.com
Kaushalendra Kumar: Department of
Animal Nutrition, Bihar Veterinary College, Patna - 800 014,
Bihar, India; drkaushalbvc@gmail.com
Sanjay Kumar: Department of Animal
Nutrition, Bihar Veterinary College, Patna - 800 014, Bihar,
India; sanjayvet29@rediffmail.com
Received: 11-03-2014, Revised: 04-07-2014,
Accepted: 10-07-2014, Published online: 02-09-2014
Corresponding author: Punita
Kumari, email: puneeta.kri@gmail.com
Abstract
Aim: This study was planned
to investigate the effect of sugar beet, neem leaf, linseed and
coriander on growth parameters such as feed intake, body weight
gain, feed conversion ratio (FCR), performance index (PI), and
carcass characteristics in broiler birds.
Materials and Methods: The experiment was conducted for a
period of 42 days on Vanaraja strain of broiler birds. Different
dietary supplement such as sugar beet meal, neem leaf meal,
linseed meal and coriander seed meal were used in the basal diet.
All day-old 150 male chicks were individually weighed and
distributed into five groups having 30 birds in each. Each group
was further sub-divided into triplicates having 10 birds in each.
Group T1served as control and rest groups T2, T3, T4 and T5 as
treatment groups. Birds in T1 group were fed basal ration only,
however, T2 , T3, T4 and T5 groups were fed basal ration
mixed with 2.5% sugar beet meal, neem leaf meal, linseed meal, and
coriander seed meal individually, respectively.
Results: Broilers supplemented with herbs/spices showed
improvement in growth attributes and carcass characteristics.
Broilers fed with herbs at the rate of 2.5% had higher feed intake
except sugar beet and coriander seed meal fed group. The body
weight and weight gain was also significantly (p<0.05) higher than
control. Both FCR and PI were improved in supplemented groups in
comparison to control. Dressing percentage was not significantly
(p>0.05) affected. Average giblet percentage of all supplemented
groups were significantly (p<0.05) higher than control and was
found to be highest in neem leaf meal fed group. Average
by-product percentage was found to be highest in linseed fed
group.
Conclusion: Various herbs such as sugar beet, neem leaf,
linseed and coriander seed meals affected the growth performance,
and carcass trait showed positive inclination toward supplemented
groups in broilers. The exact mode of action of these herbs/spices
is still not clear, however, one or more numbers of active
compounds present in these supplements may be responsible.
Keywords: body weight gain, broiler, feed conversion ratio,
feed intake, performance index
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