Effect of Dietary Supplementing Graded Concentrations of Sodium Sulphate on Performance, Carcass Traits, And Antioxidant Variables In Broiler Chicken
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Authors
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S V Rama Rao
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Nagaraja Kumari K
2Buffalow Breeding Station, S.V.V University, Venkataramanna Gudem, Andhra Pradesh, India
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M.V.L.N. Raju
ICAR Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad
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S. Sai Pavan
Sri Ramadhootha Poultry Research Farm Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, India
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Anusha Savaram
Sri Ramadhootha Poultry Research Farm Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, India
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B. Prakash
ICAR Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad
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T. Srilatha
College of Veterinary Science, P.V.N.R. Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India
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D. Nagalakshmi
College of Veterinary Science, P.V.N.R. Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India
Keywords:
Antioxidant status, Broilers, Carcass parameters, Immunity, Production, Sodium sulphateAbstract
A study was conducted to assess the effect of supplementing graded concentrations of sodium sulphate (NaS) at a constant dietary electrolyte balance (DEB) on performance, carcass traits, immune responses, and antioxidant variables in broiler chicken. A total of 1,800 one-day-old broiler male chicks (Cobb 430) were evenly distributed into 72 pens, with 25 birds per pen (198 x 122 cm). A control diet (CD), based on maize-soybean meal, was prepared in mash form for three different phases: pre-starter (1-14 days), starter (15-28 days), and finisher (29-42 days). Sodium chloride (NaCl) was used as the sole source of supplemental Na and Cl in the CD. Five additional diets were formulated by supplementing sodium sulphate (NaS) at five graded concentrations (1.12, 2.25, 3.37, 4.50, and 5.62g/kg) to the CD. The DEB in pre-starter, starter, and finished diets were 215, 192, and 163 mEq/kg, respectively in all the treatment diets in each phase. The levels of NaCl were adjusted to arrive at a constant DEB among the diets in each phase. Body weight gain (BWG) and feed intake (FI) were not affected due to dietary variations. The feed conversion ratio (FCR) in groups fed with 3.37 or 4.50g/kg NaS was significantly lower compared to those fed 5.62 g/kg NaS. The carcass traits (ready to cook yield, breast meat weight, abdominal fat, liver weight and gizzards weight), immune responses (HI response to ND vaccine and CMI response to phytohaemogglutinin-P), and antioxidant variables (activity of glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase), respiration rate (panting), and cloacal temperature were not affected by dietary variation in NaS concentration. Based on the results, it can be concluded that NaS can be included in broiler diets up to 4.50g/kg, at constant dietary electrolyte balance, without any adverse effects on performance.
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