Vol. 10, Special Issue 8 (2021)

Author(s):
Nikita Samant, BC Mondal, Manju Lata and Ashoka Kumar

Abstract:
A feeding trial was conducted to discern the effect of dietary incorporation of lemon grass oil (Cymbopogon flexusosus) and turmeric rhizome powder (Curcuma longa) on haemato-biochemical parameters in commercial broiler chickens. 120, (one day-old) broiler chicks were divided randomly into 4 treatment groups with 3 replicate each i.e. 10 broiler chicks per replicate. Chicks of treatment T₁ (control) were fed basal diet (starter and finisher diet), whereas in treatment groups T₂, T₃ and T_4, basal diet was incorporated with basal diet with 1ml/kg feed lemon grass oil + 0.25% turmeric rhizome powder, basal diet with 2ml/kg feed lemon grass oil + 0.25% turmeric rhizome powder, basal diet with 3ml/ kg feed lemon grass oil +0.25% turmeric rhizome powder respectively. No significant difference was observed in haematological parameters among different treatment groups and all the values were in normal range. However it can be observed that incorporation of lemon grass oil and turmeric rhizome powder reduced serum cholesterol values compared to the control values with no added oil and turmeric rhizome powder. Maximum value of triglycerides was noted in T₂ treatment however the values did not differ significantly among the various treatment groups. The mean values of serum triglycerides for different treatment was 67.99, 75.15, 76.63 and 66.06 (mg/dl) for T₁, T₂, T₃ and T₄ treatment groups respectively. There was no significant difference in serum total protein, albumin, globulin and glucose concentrations as well as serum ALP, ALT and AST activities among the different treatment groups. Therefore, it could be concluded that incorporation of lemon grass oil (Cymbopogon flexusosus) and turmeric rhizome powder (Curcuma longa) in the diets of commercial broiler chickens had lower level of serum cholesterol and triglycerides.