BIOCHEMICAL INDICES OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIETS CONTAINING GINGER, GARLIC AND GARLIC-GINGER MIXTURE

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate haematological response of broiler chickens fed garlic, ginger and garlicginger mixture. Four experimental broiler starter and finisher diets were formulated such that the diets contained 1.0% ginger (T2),garlic (T3) and garlic-ginger mixture (0.5 ginger + 0.5 garlic) (T4), respectively. The control diet (T1) contained no garlic or ginger or their mixture. The diets were fed to one hundred and twenty (120) day old Cobb broilers in a 56- day feeding trial. The diets were randomly assigned to four groups of 30 birds in a completely randomized design (CRD) replicated 3 times. Each replicate contained 10 birds. Broiler starter and finisher diets were fed for 0-28 and 29-56 day of age, respectively. The result obtained showed no significant differences in all the parameters measured on biochemical indices of broiler chickens. Birds on treatment group were slightly better than control group on biochemical indices of broiler fed diets containing ginger, garlic and their mixture. Ginger, garlic and their mixture should be considered an effective phytogenic feed additive in diets formulation for improved health and welfare of the birds