Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Khwairakpam Ratika, Neithono Kuotsu, Rajkumar James Singh, Kshetrimayum Mahesh Singh, Sheela Kharkwal and Vimenuo S Kuotsu

Abstract:
To examine the effect of dietary supplementation of garlic (Allium sativum) and turmeric (Cucurma longa) powderon growth performance and blood serum biochemical constituents of starter and finisher growth phase of broilers, a feeding trial was carried out where 120 day- old broiler chicks were randomly distributed into four different treatment groups (T1, T2, T3 and T4) with three replicates of 10 chicks in each group i.e. 30 chicks in each group. The treatment groups were T1: basal diet no supplementation (control); T2: basal diet supplemented with 3% garlic powder; T3: basal diet supplemented with 0.5% turmeric powder and T4: basal diet supplemented with combinations of 1.5% garlic powder plus 0.25% turmeric powder. The feeding trial continued for 6 weeks viz., 0 to 3 weeks (starter phase) and 3 to 6 weeks (finisher phase). During starter phase, weight gain, FCR and PI were improved significantly in T2 and T4 groups. Similarly, during finisher phase, significant improvement in weight gain, feed intake, FCR, PI and PER of T2 group broilers were observed. Also, there was significant increased in feed intake, weight gain and performance index in T4 group of broilers. This study also showed that there was no significant effect on blood serum biochemical parameters on 21st day (starter phase) due to garlic and turmeric supplementation in the diet. But on 42nd day (finisher phase) there was significant reduction in level of serum cholesterol and triglycerides in group T2 and T4 as compared to T1 and T3.