Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Adarsh J, Suma N, Vivek M Patil, Naveen Kumar S, Mamatha HS, Jyothi MS and Navyashree G

Abstract:
An experiment was planned in to evaluate the inclusion of Jamun (Syzygium cumini) seeds in commercial broilers. We have procured 240 day old chicks from commercial hatchery. Divided these chicks in four treatment groups. Each treatment contained five replicates 12 birds. Management aspects were similar for all birds including housing, feeding and watering. Bird’s feed for pre-starter, starter, and finisher phases was formulated using conventional feeds. Treatments from T₁ to T4 were formulated in all phases by including Jamun (Syzygium cumini) seeds at 0%, 0.5%, 1% and 1.5% in that order. Total experimental period was for 42 days. End results showed better performance even at higher level of jamun seed inclusion. Performance indices evaluated were found to be statistically similar among all the treatments. So we concluded the trial for inclusion of 1.5% Jamun (Syzygium cumini) seeds in broilers.