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- Title
EFFECT OF FEEDING ALOE VERA ALONE AND COMBINATION WITH FEED ADDITIVE LIKE ENZYME ON THE DRY MATTER METABOLIZABILITY, N-BALANCE AND CARCASS TRAITS OF BROILER CHICKS.
- Authors
Saini, S. K.; Dhuria, R. K.; Sharma, T.; Meel, M. S.; Bhati, Manish; Kajla, M. P.
- Abstract
An experiment was conducted at CVAS, Bikaner by feeding experimental ration for six weeks on 300 broiler chicks with objectives i.e. efficiency of feed utilization, nitrogen balance and carcass traits of broiler chicks. The treatment groups were designated as T1 for control diet i.e. (0% Aloe vera), T2 for Aloe vera 1.0% level, T3 for Aloe vera 1.5% level, T4 for Aloe vera 2.0% level and T5 for Aloe vera added at 2.5% level. Each treatment group further subdivided into two sub group designated as E1 and E2 in treatment groups, where E1 without supplementation of enzyme, whereas, in E2 enzyme was supplemented in diet. Dry matter metabolizability of broiler ration, N-balance (g/d/chick) and carcass traits in terms of dressed weight and eviscerated weight were increased significantly (P<0.01) with increase in level of Aloe vera up to 2.0% and thereafter decreased but higher than T1 (control). With respect to use of multizyme (Amylase + β-glucanase + Phytase + Lipase + Protease + Cellulase + Pectinase + Hemicellulase), a significant improvement in dry matter metabolizability, N-balance (g/d/chick) and carcass traits were revealed in compare to without enzyme supplemented group. Looking to the result of present investigation, it could be concluded that the use of Aloe vera as feed additive @ 2.0% level enhance overall performance of broiler chicken. In addition, supplementation of enzyme was found to be beneficial to get optimum performance with minimum input.
- Subjects
ALOE vera; BROILER chickens; FEED additives; ENZYMES in animal nutrition; DRY matter in animal nutrition
- Publication
Veterinary Practitioner, 2017, Vol 18, Issue 1, p133
- ISSN
0972-4036
- Publication type
Article