Dayaram Shankar Suryawanshi¹*, Jaiguru Kadam², Neerad Khuje² and Pavan Pawar¹

¹Omega Laboratories, Maharashtra, India
²Vinayak Ingredients India Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

*Corresponding Author: Shankar Suryawanshi, Omega Laboratories, Maharashtra, India.

Received: March 17, 2025; Published: April 28, 2025

Abstract

Stress has a detrimental effect on the overall performance of the commercial broiler birds. Stress during early stage and late stage of broiler raring leads to tremendous adverse effects on the performance of broilers and quality of meat. There are many nutritional supplements available in the market to reduce stress and boost up productivity. Vinayak Ingredients Pvt. Ltd has developed an excellent herbal formulation, Nucleovin, a replacement of synthetic poultry feed additives. In the present trial, Cobb 430 Y broiler birds (n=300) were distributed in control and Nucleovin treatment groups for a period of 1 to 10 days. Birds were allotted rest period from 10 to 21 days. From 21st day till the end of trial birds were provided with Nucleovin @1 g/ lit of water. Weekly average body weight, feed consumption, feed conversion ratio (FCR), mortality and clinical signs were recorded. The serum cortisol level and ND, IBD antibody titres were estimated. The trial data showed significant increase in body weight, optimum FCR value and low mortality among Nucleovin treated birds as compared to the untreated control group. Nucleovin treatment significantly elevated the antibody titers and reduced cortisol concentration as compared to the control birds. Hence, Nucleovin played a potential role as an anti-stress formulation, enhanced immune response and productivity of the commercial broilers.

 Keywords: Commercial Broiler; Stress; Cortisol; Antibody Titers; Growth; Performance; Nucleovin

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Citation

Citation: Dayaram Shankar Suryawanshi., et al. “Efficacy of Nucleovin on Growth Performance, Immune Response and Stress Attenuation in Commercial Broiler". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 7.5 (2025): 21-29.

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