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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 3
First page : (302) Last page : (312)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6422

Effect of Supplementation of Black Pepper, Jaggery with or without Feed Restriction on Nutrient Digestibility and Carcass Traits of Broilers

Navjot Singh Sidhu¹, Saurabh Baloda², Ravinder Dahiya², Promila²* and Udeybir Singh^1
1Department of Animal Nutrition, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University,
Ludhiana- 141012, Punjab, India
²Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Sciences, LLR University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: promilav45@gmail.com
Received: 21.04.2018  |  Revised: 28.05.2018   |  Accepted: 6.06.2018  

 

 ABSTRACT

The present experiment was carried out to study the effect of supplementation of black pepper, jaggery with or without feed restriction on nutrient digestibility and carcass traits of broilers. In this growth study, 480 chicks were weighed individually at 1 day of age and distributed randomly into 8 groups having total 60 birds per treatment with 4 replicates having 15 chicks in each replicate representing different treatments. Results of the study showed that significantly lower liver percentage and giblet percentage were found. No significant effect of feed restriction was found on various carcass traits (dressing percentage, abdominal fat percentage, heart percentage, gizzard percentage). Significant increase in dressing percentage was found in groups with black pepper supplementation. Significant decrease in fat percentage was also reported in groups with black pepper supplementation. However, no significant difference was found in giblet %, heart %, liver % and gizzard % due to black pepper supplementation. Non significant effect of jaggery on carcass traits was reported. Protein retention was observed significantly higher in T7 (black pepper + jaggery without feed restriction) and T8 (black pepper + jaggery without feed restriction with feed restriction) as compared to T1 (control). No effect of feed restriction on protein retention was observed as compared to their non restricted counterparts. Other treatments had no significant effect on ether extract retention. Fibre digestibility had been significantly increase due to black pepper supplementation (T3) and due to jaggery supplementation (T5). Other treatments had no significant fibre digestibility. However, numerically lower values for fibre digestibility were observed due to feed restriction. Calcium retention was reduced due to black pepper supplementation (T3) and black pepper with feed restriction (T4) as compared to control. Other treatments showed non significant effect as compared to control. Similarly, phosphorus retention was improved in T2, T3, T4, T5 and T8 as compared to control. Organic matter was observed significant better in T7 and T8 as compared to control, whereas, other treatments showed non significant effect on organic matter.

Key words: Black Pepper, Jaggery, Feed Restriction, Nutrient Digestibility etc

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Cite this article: Sidhu, N.S., Baloda, S.,  Dahiya, R., Promila and Udeybir Singh, Effect of Supplementation of Black Pepper, Jaggery with or without Feed Restriction on nutrient digestibility and carcass traits of Broilers, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(3): 302-312 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6422