Effect of different herbals feed additives on body weight gain and dressing percentage of Giriraja poultry birds

Background: In view of abundant availability of Spilanthes paniculata in flora of Jharkhand and widely reported benefits of its dried flowers, the current study aimed to explore the possibility and to quantify the effect of use of flowers of S. paniculata as feed additives in stimulating body growth in poultry birds. Methods: A four week experiment consisting of 60 numbers of poultry birds (Divyan Red) of five months old subjected to four treatments consisting of 15 birds in each treatment distributed equally with 5 replications, was undertaken during 2016-19 following randomized block design to observe the effect of feeding dried flowers of S. paniculata on body weight increase in poultry birds. Result: Feeding of dried flowers of S. paniculata @ 10 g/bird/day resulted in a gradual increase in rate of weight gain up to 14 days of feeding, whereas feeding @ 15 g and 20 g/bird/day resulted in increase in body weight gain up to 7 days. Feeding @ 10 g/bird/day resulted in highest body weight increase after feeding for four weeks and improved in the feed conversion ratio (FCR) significantly (P ˂ 0.05) than the other 3 treatments. It is advisable for poultry owners to incorporate dried flowers of S. paniculata at a dose of 10 grams per bird per day for three weeks for attaining maximum growth in body weight in poultry birds.

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Performance of Azolla (Azolla pinnata) Meal on Body Weight Gain and Dressing Percentage of Vanraja Poultry Birds

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ◽

10.20546/ijcmas.2020.907.470 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 4001-4008

Author(s):

Mohammad Jawad Tawasoli ◽

P. A. Kahate ◽

R. R. Shelke ◽

S. D. Chavan ◽

S. R. Shegokar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Body Weight Gain ◽

Azolla Pinnata ◽

Poultry Birds ◽

Dressing Percentage

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Body weight gain, dressing percentage, abdominal fat and serum cholesterol of broilers supplemented with a microbial preparation

African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development ◽

10.4314/ajfand.v6i1.19170 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

ACL Safalaoh

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Serum Cholesterol ◽

Body Weight Gain ◽

Abdominal Fat ◽

Dressing Percentage ◽

Microbial Preparation

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Effects of mushroom waster medium and stalk residues on the growth performance and oxidative status in broilers

Animal Bioscience ◽

10.5713/ajas.19.0889 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 265-275 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Y. C. Hsieh ◽

W. C. Lin ◽

W. Y. Chuang ◽

M. H. Chen ◽

S. C. Chang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Body Weight Gain ◽

Feed Additives ◽

Control Group ◽

Heme Oxygenase 1 ◽

Antioxidant Genes ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Functional Components

Objective: The study developed mushroom stalk residues as feed additives in the broiler diet for improving the growth performance and immunity of broilers as well as to increase the value of mushroom stalk residues.Methods: In total, 300 ROSS 308 broilers were randomly allocated into fifteen pens with five dietary treatments: i) control, basal diet; ii) CMWM, supplemented with 1% Cordyceps militaris waster medium (CM); iii) CMPE, supplemented with 0.5% CM+0.5% Pleurotus eryngii stalk residue (PE); iv) CMPS, supplemented with 0.5% CM+0.5% Pleurotus sajorcaju stalk residue (PS); v) CMFV, supplemented with 0.5% CM+0.5% Fammulina velutipes stalk residue (FV).Results: The chemical analysis results showed that CM extracts, PE extracts, PS extracts, and FV extracts contain functional components such as polysaccharides and phenols and have both 2, 2‐diphenyl‐1‐picryl‐hydrazyl‐hydrate scavenging and Ferrous scavenging capacities. The group CMWM saw increased body weight gain and feed conversion rate and the promotion of jejunum villus growth, but there is no significant difference in the intestinal bacteria phase. Antioxidant genes in the nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2)- antioxidant responsive element pathway among the groups are significantly higher than that of the control group, especially in group CMWM.Conclusion: The mushroom stalk residues have antioxidant functional components, can improve the intestinal health and body weight gain of chickens, and can activate the antioxidant pathway of Nrf2 to increase the heme oxygenase-1 expression. The treatment with 1% CM was the most promising as a feed additive.

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Effects of nanoencapsulated aloe vera, dill and nettle root extract as feed antibiotic substitutes in broiler chickens

Archives Animal Breeding ◽

10.5194/aab-60-1-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Amir Meimandipour ◽

Ali Nouri Emamzadeh ◽

Ali Soleimani

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Broiler Chickens ◽

Body Weight Gain ◽

Aloe Vera ◽

Feed Additives ◽

Root Extract ◽

Herbal Extracts ◽

Antibiotic Group ◽

Finisher Diets

Abstract. Aloe vera, nettle and dill are herbs that have been used in the poultry diet as feed additives to utilise their benefits in improving performance, immune response and health of broiler chickens. However, reactive and volatile properties of bioactive compounds in herbal extracts cause limitations on direct usage of them in the diet. The use of chitosan (CS) nanoparticles for the entrapment of active components has gained interest in the last few years due to its mucous adhesiveness, non-toxicity, biocompatibility and biodegradability. This study was an effort to evaluate effects of nanoencapsulated extracts of aloe vera, dill and nettle root used in diet on performance, carcass traits and serum immunoglobulin (IgM and IgY) concentrations in broiler chickens. Chitosan nanoparticles were prepared by using ionotropic gelation principle. After nanogel preparation of herbal extracts, a total of 240 Ross (308) broiler chicks were divided into eight treatments, with three replicates of 10 birds. The eight dietary treatments consisted of control (no additives), antibiotic (bacitracin 500 g t−1), non-encapsulated and nanoencapsulated extracts of aloe vera, dill and nettle root. In each experimental period, non-encapsulated (free extracts) and nanoencapsulated extracts of aloe vera, dill and nettle roots were added in amounts of 0.02, 0.025 and 0.05 % to starter, grower and finisher diets, respectively. Birds in different treatments received the same diets during the experimental periods. Results revealed that increasing both non-encapsulated and nanoencapsulated herbal extracts to 0.05 % in finisher diets improved body weight gain in the time period of 28–42 days and consequently the whole time from 1 to 42 days. However, in these periods, birds fed a diet containing nanoencapsulated dill extract had a significantly (P <  0.05) higher body weight gain compared with the antibiotic group, while non-encapsulated dill extract treatment was intermediate. The addition of nanoencapsulated nettle extract in diet significantly (P <  0.05) improved feed conversion efficiency in the 28–42-day period compared with the antibiotic group. In comparison with the antibiotic group, nanoencapsulation of dill extract could profoundly improve growth performance and can therefore be used as a substitute for antibiotics in the diet of broiler chickens.

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Influence of high protein level along with mineral mixture and baking soda supplementation on growth performance and carcass quality in Tellicherry kids

Indian Journal of Animal Research ◽

10.18805/ijar.b-3345 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

T. Muthuramalingam ◽

E. Rachel Jemimah ◽

P. Tensingh Gnanaraj ◽

P. Pothiappan ◽

T. and A. Shanmuga Sundaram Devi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Protein Level ◽

Crude Protein ◽

Body Weight Gain ◽

High Protein ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Dressing Percentage ◽

Total Digestible Nutrient

For studying the effect of accelerated feeding method on growth and carcass traits thirty male kids (aged 30 -45 days) of Tellicherry breed were divided into two groups, control (C) and test (T) groups. The control group kids were fed with concentrate feed consisting of 15% crude protein (CP) and 75% Total Digestible Nutrient (TDN). The test group kids were fed with concentrate feed containing of 21% crude Protein (CP) and 75% Total Digestible Nutrient (TDN). Significant (P less than 0.01) increase in body weight in average total body weight gain and average daily body weight were observed in both groups. Cost of production per kg live weight gain significantly (P less than 0.0001) reduced. High significant difference (P less than 0.01) was noticed in pre slaughter weight, carcass weight, dressed weight, dressing percentage, weight of stomach, head and liver. The present study concluded that feeding the kids with high protein level along with mineral mixure had significantly increased the body weight gain, growth performance, dressing percentage, carcass yield and quality.

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The off feeding intervals effect on some performance traits of broilers

The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine ◽

10.30539/iraqijvm.v38i1.255 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 48-55

Author(s):

S. Kh. Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Body Weight ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Body Weight Gain ◽

Conversion Ratio ◽

Feed Conversion Ratio ◽

Feed Restriction ◽

Control Group ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Dressing Percentage

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of feed restricted (off-feeding intervals) on feed intake, water intake, body weight gain, growth rate, feed conversion ratio, mortality, and dressing percentage of broilers. Two hundred fourty, one day old unsexed, (Ross 308) broiler chicks were randomly distributed into four treatment groups. Each group included three replicates each one had 20 birds. Those assigned as; Control group (T1): birds were fed ad libtium, T2 group feed removed from 8 Am. to 4 Pm., T3 group feed removed from 4 Pm. to 8 Am., T4 group feed removed 8 Am. to 8Am. (skip-a day) all birds were allowed to access feed for above intervals for 8-21 days of age, and re-full fed for the remaining of experiment period 42 days. The results indicated that feed restriction system did significantly (P<0.05) affect live body weight, body weight gain, and feed conversion ratio on starter diet period. Feed restriction significantly P<0.05 reduced feed consumption accompanied with water consumption positively correlated, decreases mortality in restriction period and at marketing, and increase dressing percentage, improved characteristics of carcasses at marketing age, the compensatory growth may be appeared after re-full free feeding for restricted groups to reach a close the market weight as control group., that was indicated by an increase in growth rate post feed restriction period especially at week (6th) as compared with the control group

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Потреба у нормуванні валіну для молодняку перепелів

Ukrainian Journal of Ecology ◽

10.15421/2017_67 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 180-185

Author(s):

M. Yu. Sychov ◽

M. I. Holubiev ◽

V. V. Kovalchuk ◽

Yu. V. Pozniakovskyi ◽

T. A. Holubieva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Body Weight Gain ◽

Control Diet ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Feed Additives ◽

Independent Experiment ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Protein Ratio ◽

Gain Ratio

Experimental studies conducted in terms of problem research laboratory of feed additives National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. Independent experiment was conducted with growing Pharaoh Coturnix quails to determine the optimal valine-to-protein ratio for quail development. We conducted a randomized block experiment with 4 treatments, each with 5 replicates of 25 growing birds (1 to 35 d of age). A diet consisting of soybean and sunflower meal, wheat, corn, Fish meal, sunflower oil, concentrate (28% CP, 2.88 kcal/g on 1 to 21d of age, 20.5 % CP, 2.97 kcal/g on 22 to 35 d of age) having severally 1.54 and 1.33 % valine served as basal feed. Valine was supplemented in four graded levels up to 2.10 g/100 g on 1 to 21d of age and 1.54 g/100 g on 22 to 35 d of age at the expense of L-valine. Diets and water were offered ad libitum.Body weight gain and feed/gain ratio were studied. Quails significantly responded to the increasing valine concentration in growth, feed/gain ratio. Analysis was used to calculate the Valine nutrient recommendations. These estimates were 1.28 % for the starter and 1.23 % for the total Val for the grower period. Supplementation with Valine to the base diet resulted in body weight gain of quails equal to those fed the control diet (p<0.01). Feed conversion values of quails supplemented with Valine, resulted in an improvement on 2.3 %.

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Effect of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) seed powder as feed additives on performance and some blood parameters of broiler chickens

Open Veterinary Journal ◽

10.4314/ovj.v10i2.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Mona M. Khubeiz ◽

Abdelfettah M. Shirif

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Broiler Chickens ◽

Feed Additives ◽

Coriandrum Sativum ◽

Heart Weight ◽

Blood Profile ◽

Live Body Weight ◽

Dressing Percentage ◽

Coriander Seed

Background: Modern intensive poultry production has achieved phenomenal improvement in order to produce high quality chickens by the removal of antibiotics as growth promoters from poultry diets. Instead, numerous additives, such as probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, enzymes, and phytogenics, are extensively used in poultry feed. Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of different levels of coriander (Coriandrum sativum) seed powder as a growth promoter on feed intake (FI), live body weight, weight gain, feed conversion ratio, carcass yield, and blood profile in broiler chickens. Method: A total of 240 (Ross 308) one-day-old broiler chicks of mixed sexes were allocated randomly into four treatment groups, with 60 chicks per group. Each treatment group had three replicates (20 chicks per replicate), according to a completely randomized design for 45 days. The chicks were fed diets containing 0% (T1) as control, 1.5% (T2), 2.5% (T3), and 3.5% (T4) of coriander seed powder. The FI, live body weight, and weight gain were monitored and measured on a weekly basis. Blood samples were collected on day 45 of the trial for the determination of the percentage of white blood cells and to assess the blood profile. Results: It was revealed that the growth performance was not significantly affected (p > 0.05). However, the dressing percentage without the skin was significantly increased (p < 0.05) at level 1.5%, while the heart weight was significantly augmented (p < 0.05) at 2.5%, when compared to the control group. Furthermore, the serum triglyceride was significantly reduced (p < 0.05) at 1.5%, while the high-density lipoprotein was significantly increased (p < 0.001) at level 1.5% when compared with the control and 3.5% groups. Moreover, the glutamic oxaloacetate transaminase and glutamate pyruvate transaminase were significantly increased at 3.5% when compared with the control and 1.5% groups, with p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively. The basophil and eosinophil cells count were significantly increased at 2.5% (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01), respectively, while the lymphocyte cell was significantly increased at 1.5% (p < 0.01). Nevertheless, the heterophil cell and H/L were significantly reduced at 1.5% (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, the inclusion of coriander seed powder at 1.5% had a positive impact on the dressing percentage without skin, biochemical blood profile, and immune response. Keywords: Blood parameter, Broiler chicken, Coriander, Performance.

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