Yerragudi Pravallika¹*, B Devasena¹, S Venkateswarlu¹, S Shakila²

¹Department of Animal Nutrition, CVSc, SVVU, Tirupati, India ²Department of Poultry Science, CVSc, SVVU, Tirupati, India

*Corresponding Author: Yerragudi Pravallika, Department of Animal Nutrition, CVSc, SVVU, Tirupati, India.

Received: April 30, 2024Published: May 03, 2024

Abstract

The experiment was carried out on 270 days old broiler chicks which were randomly allocated into six treatments (T₁, T₂, T₃, T₄, T₅ and T₆) with three replicates of each containing 15 birds. The basal diet (maize and soybean meal) was control (T₁), while the other experimental diets T₂, T₃, T₄, T₅ and T₆ were formulated with incorporation of 1% fenugreek seed powder, 1% turmeric rhizome powder, 0.25% fenugreek seed powder and 0.75% turmeric rhizome powder, 0.5% fenugreek seed powder and 0.5% turmeric rhizome powder and 0.75% fenugreek seed powder and 0.25% turmeric rhizome powder, respectively along with the basal diet. Body weight gain was significantly (P<0.01) highest in T₆, T₅ and T₄ groups and lowest in T₁. Feed intake was highest (P<0.01) in T₃ group followed by T₁, T₄, T₂, T₅ and lowest in T₆. FCR was significantly (P<0.01) improved in combination groups (T₆, T₅ and T₄ groups) as compared to other groups. No significant effect on retention (%) of DM, EE and CF as compared to control. Whereas, CP retention (%) was highest (P<0.05) in T₂ and T₆ groups as compared to other groups. Feed cost per kg live weight gain was lowest (P<0.01) in T₆, T₅ and T₄ groups and highest in T₁.

Keywords: Fenugreek Seed Powder; Turmeric Rhizome Powder; Body Weight Gain; Feed Intake; FCR Nutrient Retention; Broilers

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Citation: Yerragudi Pravallika., et al. “Effect of Incorporation of Fenugreek Seed Powder and Turmeric Rhizome Powder on Performance of Broilers". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 6.6 (2024): 06-09.

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