Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
J Jeyasri, Dr. G Raj Manohar, Dr. ST Selvan and Dr. C Senthamil Pandian

Abstract:
A study was conducted at College of Poultry Production and Management, Hosur to evaluate the early post-hatch nutrition programming on carcass characteristics of commercial broiler chicken. The treatment groups consisted of T₁ (Control + Basal diet alone), T₂ (Basal diet + Glucose), T₃ (Basal diet + Whey protein), T₄ (Basal diet + Probiotic), T₅ (Basal diet + Prebiotic) and T₆ (Basal diet + Synbiotic) fed in the hatcher trays from 19 to 21^st days of incubation. The carcass characteristics like Ready-to-cook yield, eviscerated yield, gizzard weight, liver weight, heart weight and abdominal fat weight of broiler chicken was studied at 35^th day of age. The results of the study revealed a significant (p<0.05) increase in eviscerated yield and liver weight in basal diet + synbiotic (T₆) and basal diet + glucose (T₂) groups, respectively_. However, no significant difference was observed in Ready-to-cook, abdominal fat, heart and gizzard percentage.