Vol. 12, Special Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
I Suresh Kumar Reddy, Ramesh Babu Potu, S Venkateswarlu and E Tirupathi Reddy

Abstract:
To evaluate the effect of supplementation of pomegranate peel powder (Punica granatum L.) and synbiotic on serum lipid profile and carcass characteristics of broiler, 180 day-old chicks were randomly assigned to 6 dietary treatments with 3 replicates in each treatment and consists of 10 birds per replicate for 42 days. The diets prepared were basal/control diet – T₁; control diet supplemented with 200 mg/kg α tocopherol as positive control – T₂; control diet supplemented with pomegranate peel (PP) powder @ 4 g/kg feed – T₃; control diet supplemented with synbiotic (S) @ 0.5 g/kg feed –T₄; control diet supplemented with PP @ 2 g/ kg feed + S @ 0.25 g/ kg feed – T₅; control diet supplemented with PP @ 4 g/ kg feed + S @ 0.5 g/ kg feed – T₆. Serum cholesterol levels were significantly lower (p<0.05) in the groups fed with PP powder in the diets (T₃, T₅ and T₆) whereas triglycerides content was significantly lower in group fed with 4 g PP powder alone. The dressing % was highest (p<0.05) with T₄ group, while the abdominal fat content was lowest in T₅ group. In conclusion inclusion of PP powder and synbiotic improved the lipid profile in serum and improved dressing percentage of carcass and lowered abdominal fat in broilers.