Vol. 10, Special Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Akshay Rajaram Mohite, Mahendra Mohan Yadav, DH Kankhare and VM Vasave

Abstract:
The present investigation was conducted to study the amalgamation effects of formic acid with Fructo-oligosaccharide and Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Growth Performance and Carcass Traits of Giriraja birds. In this study, one-day-old broiler chicks (N=160) were divided into 4 groups with 5 replicates of 5 chicks each. The trial was conducted for a period of 42 days. The chicks in each treatment group (T₀, T₁, T₂ and T₃) were fed basal diet with organic acid @ 0, 1, 2 and 3 per cent respectively with constant levels of Fructo-oligosaccharides (0.05%) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (0.01%). The results showed that amalgamation effects of formic acid with Fructo-oligosaccharide and Saccharomyces cerevisiae significantly increased body weight gain (P<0.05). All treatments were statistically significant (P<0.05) for body weight gain except first week. Better body weight gain was recorded in T₃ treatment as compared to other treatments. However, treatments T₂ and T₃ were at par with each other. The improvement in carcass parameters was observed in T₂ and T₃ groups compared with the control one, and the highest was in T₃. The amalgamation effects of formic acid with Fructo-oligosaccharide and Saccharomyces cerevisiae holds a promise as a growth promoter strategy for enhancing growth performance and carcass traits of Giriraja birds.