International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 1
First page : (927) Last page : (932)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5547
Growth Performance and Carcass Charactristics of Broilers Fed Garlic (Allium sativum) Supplemented Diets
R. B. Makwana1, S. S. Parikh1*, B. D. Savaliya1, H. D. Chauhan2,
S. S. Patil3 and T. K. Patbandha3
1Cattle Breeding Farm, Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU), Junagadh- 362001 (Gujarat), India
2College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University (SDAU), Sardarkrushinagar- 385506 (Gujarat), India
3College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU),
Junagadh- 362001 (Gujarat), India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: drss.parikh@gmail.com
Received: 28.08.2017 | Revised: 25.09.2017 | Accepted: 2.10.2017
ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of incorporating garlic (Allium sativum) powder, as a growth promoter in broiler feed on growth performance and carcass characteristics profile. One hundred and eighty (n=180) one day-old white commercial broiler chicks (Cobb-400) were randomly divided into 60 birds/dietary treatment and each treatment contained 4 replicates (15 birds/replicate). The dietary treatments were assigned to three diets containing (0, 0.1 and 0.5%) garlic powder. Feed and water were offered ad libitum till the termination of the trial after 42 days. Daily feed intake, weekly body weight and residue left any were recorded to calculate the feed conversion ratio. At the end of experiment six birds from each group were sacrificed to determine the carcass characteristics. Results revealed that dietary supplementation of 0.1% garlic powder (T2) significantly (P<0.01) improved body weight, body weight gain, feed intake and FCR as compared to birds supplemented with 0.5 % garlic powder (T3) and control (T1). Dietary supplementation of 0.1% garlic (T2) resulted in significant (P<0.05) improvement in dressed yield as compared to T3 and T1. On the other hand, comparable (P>0.05) effect was observed on shrinkage loss, blood loss, feather loss, eviscerated yield and relative weight of giblet. Mortality (%) in T1, T2 and T3 was 3.33, 0.00 and 1.67, respectively. Total feed cost, total cost/kg live weight and total cost/kg meat was reduced (P<0.05) in 0.1% garlic (T2) as compared to 0.5 % garlic (T3) supplemented birds or control (T1). Thus, dietary supplementation of 0.1 % garlic had beneficial effect on growth performance, dressed yield and cost of production.
Key words: Broilers, Garlic, Growth, FI, Carcass characteristics.
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Cite this article: Makwana, R.B., Parikh, S.S., Savaliya, B.D., Chauhan, H.D., Patil, S.S. and Patbandha, T. K., Growth Performance and Carcass Charactristics of Broilers Fed Garlic (Allium sativum) Supplemented Diets, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(1): 927-932 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5547
