GROWTH AND HAEMATOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF BROILER FINISHER BIRDS TO DIETS WITH GRADED LEVELS OF GINGER

Authors

  • E. E. Nsa University of Calabar, Calabar.
  • E. E. Archibong University of Calabar, Calabar.
  • E. D. Udoh Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, AWI, Cross River State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7288

Keywords:

Ginger, growth, blood, broiler, nutrient

Abstract

A feeding trial of 28 days was conducted to determine the effect of inclusion of graded levels of ginger in broiler finisher diets on the growth and haematological parameters. Five diets were formulated such that they all have the same levels of ingredients with graded levels of ginger meal added at 0 (T1), 15 (T2), 30 (T3), 45 (T4) and 60 g/Kg (T5) respectively. One hundred and five, 28 days - old “Fidan” broiler birds were randomly assigned in a completely randomized design (CRD) experiment to the five diets with twenty one birds per treatment. Each treatment was replicated thrice with seven birds per replicate. The finisher phase lasted for 28 days. Results showed that ginger inclusion levels significantly (P< 0.05) influenced the average feed intake, final live weight, and average weight gain, feed conversion ratio, haemoglobin (Hb)
concentration and packed cell volume (PCV). All parameters tended to improve with the increase dietary level of ginger meal. Ginger levels did not significantly (P > 0.05) influence the red blood cell (RBC) and white blood cell (WBC) counts. The study concluded that ginger meal should be included at 45g/kg feed to improve feed utilization, growth performance and haematological parameters of broiler finisher birds.

Author Biographies

E. E. Nsa, University of Calabar, Calabar.

Department of Animal Science

E. E. Archibong, University of Calabar, Calabar.

Department of Animal Science

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Published

2024-07-20

How to Cite

Nsa, E. E. ., Archibong, E. E. ., & Udoh, E. D. . (2024). GROWTH AND HAEMATOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF BROILER FINISHER BIRDS TO DIETS WITH GRADED LEVELS OF GINGER. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 67–69. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7288

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2019: NSAP 2019 Proceedings

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