DIETARY EFFECT OF TURMERIC (Curcuma longa) POWDER ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BROILER
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2014-06
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HAJEE MOHAMMAD DANESH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, DINAJPUR.
Abstract
This study was aimed at investigating the dietary effect of different levels of Turmeric
(Curcuma longa) powder on the performance of broiler during summer (June-July),
2013. Four experimental rations designated as T0, T1, T2 and T3 having 0%, 0.5%, 1.0%
and 1.5% Turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder was fed to 120 broiler chicks (Ross 308),
randomly distributed into 12 replicates, so as to have 3 replicates per treatment and 10
chicks per replicate. The experiment carried out for 28 days. Average weight gain, feed
consumption, feed efficiency, dressing yield and survivability were used as criteria of
response to feeding turmeric powder. Organs weight including heart, liver and gizzard
was also recorded. The mean body weight gain per broiler was 1079, 1279, 1137 and
1151g in 28 days for groups T0, T1, T2, and T3, respectively (P<0.01). The average feed
consumption per broiler was 1999, 1796, 1890 and 1854 g (P>0.05) in 28 days for
groups T0, T1, T2, and T3, respectively. The average feed efficiency (feed/gain) was 1.86,
1.41, 1.66 and 1.61 (P<0.01) in 28 days for group T0, T1, T2, and T3, respectively. The
mean dressing yield was 57%, 61%, 58% and 59% (P<0.05) for groups T0, T1, T2, and
T3, respectively. The average weight of liver was 43, 42, 43 and 43 g (P>0.05) and the
average weight of heart was 8.6, 8.01, 8.3 and 8.15 g (P>0.05) for groups T0, T1, T2, and
T3, respectively. The mean gizzard weight was 37, 38, 37 and 37 g (P>0.05) for groups
T0, T1, T2, and T3, respectively. Survivability was 96%, 93%, 96% and 93% (P>0.05) for
groups T0, T1, T2, and T3, respectively. It was concluded that the use of Turmeric
(Curcuma longa) as feed additive at a level of 0.5% enhances the overall performance of
broiler chicks. Research to investigate the effect of different levels of Turmeric
(Curcuma longa) in layers and breeders is recommended.
Description
Poultry plays an important role in the economic development of the country. Bangladesh
provides a very fertile and virgin field for the development of broiler industries. Broiler
production has become a profitable and most popular income generating activity at
present time for the people of the country. The broiler industry in Bangladesh is
developing rapidly and its success depends on how rapidly a bird attains maximum
marketable weight. The principle of poultry production is to achieve high level of
performance through efficient utilization of feed keeping survivability as maximum as
possible. The ultimate consumers of the end products of poultry are human beings and
the major concern of all industries is the well being of the mankind. People of modern
times are very much conscious about their health and quality of food items that they will
consume. The term feed additive is applied in a broad sense, to all products other than
those commonly called feedstuffs, which could be added to the ration with the purpose of
obtaining some special effects (Feltwell and Fox, 1979).
Keywords
TURMERIC (Curcuma longa) POWDER, THE PERFORMANCE OF BROILER, Dressing yield