Effect of supplementation of spirulina (Arthrospira) and exogenous protease enzyme on growth performance and nutrient retention of broilers

PREM KUMAR  R; VENKATESWARLU  S; SRINIVASA RAO  D; PADMAJA  K

doi:10.56093/ijans.v95i2.149186

Authors

PREM KUMAR R Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, A.P, India - 517 502
VENKATESWARLU S Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, A.P, India - 517 502
SRINIVASA RAO D Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, A.P, India - 517 502
PADMAJA K Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, A.P, India - 517 502

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v95i2.149186

Keywords:

Broilers, Exogenous protease, Nutrient retention, Performance, Spirulina

Abstract

The present study was carried out to assess the effect of dietary supplementation of different levels of spirulina (Arthrospira), a blue-green microalgae with or without exogenous protease enzyme on performance and nutrient retention of broiler chicken. Two hundred and forty commercial broiler chicks were randomly distributed into five dietary treatments with four replicates containing 12 birds each. The dietary treatments were: basal diet prepared as per ICAR (2013) specifications (control: T₁), basal diet containing 1% spirulina (T₂), basal diet containing 1% spirulina + 0.05% exogenous protease (T₃), basal diet containing 2% spirulina (T₄) and basal diet containing 2% spirulina+0.05% exogenous protease (T₅). Birds were reared under deep litter system for 35 days and fed with pre- starter, starter and finisher diets. Results revealed that the body weight gain, performance index, protein efficiency ratio and feed conversion ratio were increased significantly in T3 groups compared to T1, T2, T4 and T5 groups. Nutrient retention was not affected by supplementing spirulina and exogenous protease in broiler rations. Therefore, it could be concluded that although the supplementation of 1% spirulina and 0.05% exogenous protease improve the growth performance of broiler birds, it should be used with caution under the prescribed limit.

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