Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
SB Adangale, PH Padvi, PD Mali and AT Lokhande

Abstract:
A study was conducted on 160 day-old broiler chicks to evaluate the effect of Aloe vera powder on growth performance and serum biochemical parameters. The experiment lasted for 42 days in which broiler chicks were randomly divided into four treatment groups, each group having four replications consisting of ten birds each. The chicks fed with basal diet in control group (T₀), while chicks in treatment group T₁, T₂ and T₃ were fed basal diet with Aloe vera powder @ 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5%, respectively. At the end of study, birds fed diets supplemented with 1.0% Aloe vera powder had greater body weight gain, better feed intake and feed efficiency than those fed diets without Aloe vera powder. The serum cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL levels decreased as the level of Aloe vera powder increased in the diet of broiler chicken. It was concluded from this study that 1.0% Aloe vera powder feed supplemented has a beneficial impact on the growth performance of broilers chicks and serum biochemical parameters.