EFFECT OF SODIUM BUTYRATE AND ROSEMARY LEAF MEAL ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS TRAITS OF BROILER CHICKENS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.4507Keywords:
Butyrate, Rosemary, antibiotics, performance, carcassAbstract
The effect of Sodium butyrate, Rosemary leaf meal and Oxytetracycline supplementation on growth performance, carcass characteristics, visceral organs sizes and nutrient digestibility of broilers was investigated. A total of 192 one-day-old mixed sex ―Arbor acre strain‖ broiler chicks were allotted to 6
dietary treatments with 4 replicates of 8 birds each in a completely randomized design (CRD). The study lasted for eight weeks. The treatments include: T1= Basal diet (BD: Negative control), T2 = BD + 1g/Kg diet of Oxytetracycline (Positive control), T3= BD + 2g SB /kg diet, T4= BD + 4g SB/Kg diet, T5 = BD + 2.5g RM/kg diet and T6= BD +5.0g RM/kg diet. Birds fed T3, T4, and T5 had the highest (p<0.05) body weight with an improved feed conversion ratio. The dressed weight, breast weight and drumstick/thigh weight were better (p<0.05) for birds fed T3, T4 and T5. It was concluded that, T3, T4, and T5 can be safely included for an improved performance and cut yields.
