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Research (Published
online : 08-10-2013)
10. Evaluation of different drinking water sources in
Sokoto North-West Nigeria on performance, carcass traits and haematology of
broiler chickens - E. B. Ibitoye, Y. U. Dabai and L. Mudi
Veterinary World, 6(11): 879-883
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2013.879-883
Abstract
Aim: The study examined the
effect of different drinking water sources on performance, carcass
characteristics and haematology of broiler chickens.
Materials and Methods: 63 unsexed day-old broiler chicks
were randomly grouped into three treatment groups (Treatments 1, 2
and 3), each consisting of three replicates of seven chicks each.
Treatments 1, 2 and 3 were given water from various sources: pipe
borne water; borehole water and well water, respectively from
day-old to seven weeks of age. The water samples were subjected to
physico-chemical and bacteriological analyses.
Results: Physico-chemically, only well water had a fair
taste, it also had highest turbidity; while borehole water was
least turbid. Borehole water had highest total hardness, nitrate,
sodium, and calcium. Chloride was higher in borehole water and
magnesium was higher in well water; while these were absent in
pipe borne water. The study revealed that all water sources were
contaminated with bacteria. The well water had the highest
bacterial load of 1.2×103 cfu/ml, followed by borehole water with
5.8×102 cfu/ml, while pipe borne water recorded least bacterial
counts (1.6×102 cfu/ml). Escherichia coli, Klesiella spp and
Proteus vulgaris were isolated from pipe borne, borehole and well
water, respectively. The water treatments had no significant
(p>0.05) effect on broiler chicken's performance, carcass
characteristics and haematological indices. However, numerical
increase in feed intake and weight gain was observed in birds
placed on borehole water (Treatment2).
Conclusion: This study suggest that different water sources
used as drinking water in this experiment have no significant
effect on performance, carcass characteristics and haematology of
broiler chicken production in Sokoto metropolis. However, drinking
water quality standard for poultry should not be jeopardized.
Keywords: bacteriological analysis, broilers, carcass
characteristics, haematology, performance, water
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