Vol. 12, Special Issue 11 (2023)

Author(s):
PS Gawari, AJ Mayekar, VU Todkar, BG Desai, PB Bansode, NN Prasade and VS Dandekar

Abstract:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of feeding ginger powder on the growth performance of Giriraja poultry birds in the Konkan region. A 200-day-old Giriraja birds, were distributed among four treatment groups, with 50 birds in each group. The experimental diets were formulated with varying levels of ginger powder: 0g/kg in T₁, 6g/kg in T₂, 12g/kg in T₃, and 18g/kg in T₄, added to the Starter-Grower feed. The findings indicated that incorporating 12g/kg of ginger powder into the feed of experimental birds resulted in superior outcomes compared to other treatments, specifically in terms of enhanced feed consumption, increased body weight gain, and improvement in the Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR).