Dietary Supplementation of Triphala on Production Performance of Commercial Broiler Chicken

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a Commercial Herbal Growth Promoter (CHGP) with a combination of selective nine numbers of herbs on the performance of broiler chicken. A total of 120 day-old commercial broiler chicks having similar body weight from a single hatch were procured and chicks were randomly distributed into four groups viz, T0 (standard basal diet as control), T1 (basal diet + 1.0 % CHGP powder), T2 (basal diet + 2.0 % CHGP powder) and T3 (basal diet + 3.0 % CHGP powder) comprising 30 chicks in each groups. All the birds were managed under uniform managemental condition. The final body weight was significantly (P£0.01) highest in T2 (2059.83 g) followed by T3 (1956.67 g), T0 (1845.33 g) and T1 (1825.17 g). In respect of overall Feed Conversion Ratios (FCR), T2 group showed significantly (P£0.05) best FCR value of 1.69 followed by T3 (1.77), T0 (1.85) and T1 (1.87). The study revealed that there was increased body weight, improved FCR, higher BPEI, cent per cent livability and increased gross profit per broiler in birds offered 2% CHGP powder as herbal growth promoter.

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Influence of Supplementing Giloe and Cinnamon on Production Performance in Commercial Broiler Chicken

Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition ◽

10.5958/2231-6744.2019.00017.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 94 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Garima Tiwari ◽

Anshu Rahal ◽

Ashoka Kumar ◽

Anil Kumar

Keyword(s):

Broiler Chicken ◽

Production Performance ◽

Commercial Broiler

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Effect of In ovo Injection of Probiotic (Lactobacillus acidophilus) on the Production Performance of Commercial Broiler Chicken

International Journal of Livestock Research ◽

10.5455/ijlr.20170710061349 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Ravichandran Sivalingam ◽

Kanagaraju Palaniayandi ◽

Kumanan Kathaperumal ◽

Muthusamy Palaniappan ◽

Rathnapraba Sambandam ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lactobacillus Acidophilus ◽

Broiler Chicken ◽

Production Performance ◽

In Ovo ◽

Probiotic Lactobacillus ◽

Commercial Broiler ◽

In Ovo Injection

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Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Probiotic (Problend) on Immune Status, Biochemical Profile and E. coli Counts in Commercial Broiler Chicken

Journal of Animal Research ◽

10.5958/2277-940x.2017.00110.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 717 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

R. Shirisha ◽

Krishnadaida ◽

M.V. L.N. Raju ◽

S. Sai Reddy ◽

V. Ravinder Reddy

Keyword(s):

Broiler Chicken ◽

Immune Status ◽

Dietary Supplementation ◽

Biochemical Profile ◽

E Coli ◽

Commercial Broiler

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Impacts of Short-Term Antibiotic Withdrawal and Long-Term Judicious Antibiotic Use on Resistance Gene Abundance and Cecal Microbiota Composition on Commercial Broiler Chicken Farms in Québec

Frontiers in Veterinary Science ◽

10.3389/fvets.2020.547181 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

Author(s):

Catherine Turcotte ◽

Alexandre Thibodeau ◽

Sylvain Quessy ◽

Edward Topp ◽

Guy Beauchamp ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Broiler Chicken ◽

Antibiotic Use ◽

Production Performance ◽

Microbiota Composition ◽

Short Term ◽

Reduction Strategy ◽

Commercial Broiler ◽

Encoding Genes

The ever-increasing problem of antibiotic resistance makes routine use of antibiotics in animal production no longer considered as a reasonable and viable practice. The Chicken Farmers of Canada have developed and are implementing an Antimicrobial Use Reduction Strategy, which has the ultimate goal of eliminating the preventive use of medically important antibiotics in broiler chicken and turkey production. However, very little is known about the real overall impact of an antibiotic use reduction strategy in complex ecosystems, such as the bird intestine or the commercial broiler chicken farm. The main objectives of the present study were to compare the abundance of antibiotic resistance-encoding genes, characterize the intestinal microbiota composition, and evaluate the presence of Clostridium perfringens, in six commercial poultry farms adopting short-term antibiotic withdrawal and long-term judicious use strategy. Implementing an antibiotic-free program over a 15-months period did not reduce the abundance of many antibiotic resistance-encoding genes, whereas the judicious use of antibiotics over 6 years was found effective. The short-term antibiotic withdrawal and the long-term judicious use strategy altered the intestinal microbiota composition, with the Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae families being negatively impacted. These findings are in agreement with the lower production performance and with the increased C. perfringens populations observed for farms phasing out the use of antibiotics. Adopting a conventional rearing program on commercial broiler chicken farms selected for specific antibiotic resistance-encoding genes in many barns. This study highlights the potential impacts of different rearing programs in poultry production and will help guide future policies in order to reduce the use of antibiotics while maintaining production performance.

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