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24.
Evaluation of Yucca schidigera
extract as feed additive on performance of broiler chicks in
winter season -
Sarada Prasanna Sahoo,
Daljeet Kaur, A. P. S. Sethi, A. Sharma and M. Chandra
Veterinary World, 8(4): 556-560
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2015.556-560
Sarada
Prasanna Sahoo:
Division of Livestock Production Management, Indian Veterinary
Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly - 243 122,
Uttar
Pradesh, India; drsaradasahoo@gmail.com
Daljeet
Kaur:
Department of Livestock Production Management, Guru Angad Dev
Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab,
India;
daljeet_75in@rediffmail.com
A. P.
S. Sethi:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and
Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India;
apss_pau_ldh@yahoo.co.in
A.
Sharma:
Department of Livestock Production Management, Guru Angad Dev
Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab,
India;
draslpm@gmail.com
M.
Chandra:
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary
and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India;
drmuditchandra@rediffmail.com
Received:
22-01-2015, Revised: 15-03-2015, Accepted: 20-03-2015, Published
online: 29-04-2015
Corresponding author:
S. P. Sahoo, e-mail: drsaradasahoo@gmail.com
Citation:
Sahoo SP, Kaur D, Sethi APS, Sharma A, Chandra M (2015) Evaluation
of Yucca schidigera extract as feed additive on performance of
broiler chicks in winter season, Veterinary World 8(4);
556-560.
Abstract
Aim:
Yucca schidigera extract has been successfully used as
feed additives in the poultry industry. It enhances the growth and
productivity in broiler production. Hence, the present study was
designed to analyze the effect of Y. schidigera extract in
growth, carcass quality and behavior along with its economical
utility in broiler rearing.
Materials and Methods: Total, 120 numbers of day-old broiler
chicks of equal sex ratio were randomly divided into Yucca
supplemented treatment and control group, each having 60 birds in
three replications of 20 numbers. The feeding management and
rearing conditions were similar for all the groups as per the
standard except the Yucca supplementation in the treatment group @
125 mg/kg of feed. The parameters with respect to growth, carcass,
behavior, and litter content were recorded as per standard
procedures.
Results: The Yucca supplementation can effectively enhance
growth of 173 g in 6 th week by utilizing
lesser feed intake than control group, which ultimately proves
better feed conversion rate, protein efficiency ratio, and energy
efficiency ratio in broiler production. Eviscerated weight of
58.50% for the treatment group was significantly higher (p<0.05)
than 54.10% in the control group. The breast meat yield of Yucca
group (32.23%) was significantly higher (p<0.05) than control
(30.33%). More frequency of agonistic behavioral expressions was
noticed in the control group than the treatment group. A profit of
43.68% was received by usage of Yucca supplementation in the diet
on live weight basis. Numerically, lower percentage of moisture
was present in Yucca treated group than the control.
Conclusion: From this study, it can be
concluded that Yucca supplementation has an important role in
augmenting broiler‘s growth performance, efficiency to utilize
feed, protein and energy, and survivability. Hence, use of Yucca
powder in broiler ration could be beneficial to maintain the
litter quality, which directly enhances the productivity in
broiler production without any adverse effect.
Keywords: broiler, feed additives, winter
season, Yucca schidigera.
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