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- Title
EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF TULSI (OCIMUM SANCTUM) LEAF POWDER AND FENUGREEK (TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRACEUM L.) SEED POWDER ON PERFORMANCE INDEX, DRY MATTER DIGESTIBILITY AND N-BALANCE OF HEAT STRESSED BROILERS IN ARID ZONE.
- Authors
Prajapat, Umesh Kumar; Jain, D.; Sharma, T.; Dhuria, R. K.; Bothra, Tara; Nehra, R.; Kumar, Mangesh; Kumar, Subhash; Siyag, S. S.
- Abstract
An experimental trial was conducted to assess the effect of dietary supplementation of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) leaf powder and Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) seed powder as herbal feed additives on performance index, dry matter digestibility and N-balance of heat stressed broilers in arid zone of Rajasthan. A total of 210 one day old broiler chicks of Cobb-400 strain were divided into seven treatment groups with three replicates of 10 chicks in each replicate using completely randomized design. The control group (C) was fed on basal diet without any supplementation and other six treatment groups were supplemented with 0.5% Tulsi leaf powder, 1 % Tulsi leaf powder, 0.5% Fenugreek seed powder, 1 % Fenugreek seed powder, 0.25% Tulsi leaf powder + 0.25% Fenugreek seed powder and 0.5% Tulsi leaf powder + 0.5% Fenugreek seed powder in T1 T2 F1 F2 T1F1 and T2F2 groups, respectively. Statistical analysis of data revealed highly significant (P<0.01 ) effect of Tulsi and Fenugreek' supplementation alone or in combination on overall performance index, dry matter digestibility, nitrogen intake and nitrogen voided. Overall nitrogen balance was significantly (P<0.05) higher in the Tulsi and Fenugreek supplemented groups compared to control group. On the basis of results obtained in the study, it could be concluded that in high ambient temperature in heat stressed broilers, inclusion of Tulsi leaf powder alone at 0.5% level, Fenugreek seed powder alone at 0.5% level and combination of both i.e. Tulsi leaf powder and Fenugreek seed powder at 0.5% level is quite effective for overall well being of the birds.
- Subjects
RAJASTHAN (India); FENUGREEK; OCIMUM sanctum; ARID regions; POWDERS; SEEDS; FEED additives
- Publication
Veterinary Practitioner, 2019, Vol 20, Issue 2, p285
- ISSN
0972-4036
- Publication type
Article