Title: CARCASS YIELD AND GUT CHARACTERISTICS OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIFFERENT TYPES OF PHYTOGENIC PLANT LEAF EXTRACT AS FEED ADDITIVES
Abstract: An experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of some herbal plant extracts additives as alternatives growth promoters for broiler chicks. Three different phytogenic plants were collected i.e. Azandiracta indica, Gueiria senegalensis and Commiphora kerstingii were sundried and grounded into powder form and their extracts were fed to broilers with synthetic antibiotics fed as control diet. One hundred one week old unsex Armor broiler chicks were randomly allotted to the three dietary treatments with anot her treatment serving as control. The birds were fed with experimental diets for eight weeks. Carcass traits were evaluated. Results showed that live weight 85.94%Â were affected by the different type of pathogenic plants they utilize the synthetic additive. It can be concluded that out of the three medicinal plants, Commiphora kerstingii gavethe highest performance and it can be recommended as source of additive for broiler production in the tropics; this willprovide availability of the materials since they are sourced locall y in the environment and reduce the cost of production.
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-01-05
Language: en
Type: article
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