GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND SERUM ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF BROILER CHICKENS TO CLOVE AND CINNAMON POWDER AS ORGANIC GROWTH PROMOTER

D. J.  Ibigbami; A. V.  Adegoke; O. J.  Odutayo; B. T.  Babalola; O. C.  Adebajo

doi:10.51791/njap.vi.7081

Authors

D. J. Ibigbami Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State
A. V. Adegoke Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State
O. J. Odutayo Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State
B. T. Babalola Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State
O. C. Adebajo Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7081

Keywords:

Antibiotics, Antioxidant, broiler chickens, clove, cinnamon

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine the effect of dietary clove and cinnamon powder on the growth performance and antioxidant enzymes of broiler chickens. One hundred and eighty (180) 1-day-old broiler chicks were distributed into four (4) treatments. Treatment 1 (T1) diet contained antibiotics and served as the control; Treatment 2 (T2), Treatment 3 (T3) and Treatment 4 (T4) diets contained 1g, 2g and 3g/kg cloves and cinnamon powder, respectively. Growth performance data were collected on weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio and survivability. Serum samples were collected
and analysed for Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx). All data collected were subjected to Analysis of Variance using SPSS. Significant (p< 0.05) means were separated using Duncan Multiple Range Test as contained in the software. Results at 42 days showed that Birds in treatment 2 had the highest (p<0.05) total and average water intake while birds in treatment 3 recorded the least water intake. Antioxidant properties of broiler chickens were effected especially the CAT enzyme and SOD. Catalase activity was significantly increased by the addition of 2 g/kg of clove and cinnamon powders, but not 1 g/kg or 3 g/kg. Superoxide dismutase activity was significantly decreased by the addition of all levels of the phytobiotics. It can be recommended that further studies should be carried out on the combinations of clove and cinnamon powder as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoter.