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Research
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Effect of dietary supplementation of
Curcuma Longa on the biochemical profile and meat
characteristics of broiler rabbits under summer stress
- M. Basavaraj, V. Nagabhushana, N. Prakash, M. M. Appannavar, Prashanth Wagmare and
S. Mallikarjunappa
Veterinary World, 2011, 4(1) : 15-18
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2011.15-18
Abstract
Eighteen four week’s old weaned broiler rabbits of
comparable body weights were allotted to three
dietary treatment groups of six rabbits in each
group namely T0 (basal control diet, T1 (basal diet
added with turmeric rhizome powder, TRP, at the
ratio of 150mg)and T2 (basal diet added with TRP at
the ratio of 300mg/100g diet). Different
hematological and serum biochemical parameters such
as packed cell volume, Hemoglobin, total erythrocyte
count and total leukocyte count and serum total
protein, albumin, cholesterol, alkaline phosphatase,
alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase due
to the dietary inclusion of turmeric powder rhizome
supplementation at 0, 0.15 and 0.30 percent did not
show significant difference between the treatment
groups. Carcass parameters and chemical composition
of meat were closer to the standard values. The
results of the study indicated no beneficial effect
of dietary inclusion of turmeric (Curcuma longa)
rhizome powder at 0, 0.15 and 0.30 per cent on blood
biochemical and meat characteristics of broiler
rabbits reared under summer stress.
Key words: Summer stress, turmeric, curcumin,
antioxidant, rabbits
