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Research (Published online: 02-09-2014)

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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