EFFECT OF ANTISTRESS AGENTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BROILER UNDER DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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Authors
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SANJAY KUMAR
Department of Livestock Production and Management
Ranchi Veterinary College, Ranchi (Jharkhand)
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C. M. PRASAD
Department of Livestock Production and Management
Ranchi Veterinary College, Ranchi (Jharkhand)
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SUSHMA KUMARI
Department of Livestock Production and Management
Ranchi Veterinary College, Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Abstract
ABSTRACT
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of different anti-stress agents on the
growth performance and survivability of broilers. Four hundred and eight day old chicks were
randomly divided into two groups and reared under cage and deep litter system respectively.
Each group was further divided into 4 sub-groups of 51 chicks each and were given different
anti-stress agents along with standard broiler ration. Group T 1 & T 5 were treated as Control,
Group T 2 & T 6 were treated with Zeetress , Group T 3 & T 7 were treated with Glucose and
Group T 4 & T 8 were treated with honey under cage and deep litter system respectively. The
body weight gain and Feed Conversion. Ratio was significantly (P<0.01) higher in Zeetress
treated groups T2 and T6 both for a period of 42 days over glucose and honey treated
groups T3,T7 and T4, T8 respectively. The average body weight was significantly (P<0.01)
higher in cage system (45.30+0.32) than deep litter system (44.76 + 0.28). The overall
mortality varied from 3.92% (honey treated) to 7.84% (control) under cage system while.82%
(honey treated) to 5.88% (control & glucose) under deep litter system of management.
Antistress agent Zeetress has better effect on growth performance and survivability of broiler
chickens followed by glucose and honey over control.
Key Words: Commercial broilers, Cage system, Deep litter system, Anti-stress agent.
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