Synergistic effect of dietary kaolin and litter treated with sodium bisulfate on litter ammonia gas emission, microbial load, blood indices and growth performance of broiler birds

CELESTINE EZENWOSU; ROMANUS EZEOKONKWO

doi:10.56093/ijans.v96i2.169127

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CELESTINE EZENWOSU UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA
PROF.ROMANUS EZEOKONKWO

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v96i2.169127

Abstract

A six-week experiment was carried out to determine the synergistic effect of dietary kaolin and litter treated with sodium bisulfate on litter ammonia gas emission, microbial count load, blood indices and growth performance of broiler birds. By applying 3×2 factorial arrangements in CRD, 300 broiler birds (2 weeks old) were distributed to six research groups with 5 replications of 10 birds each. Treatments were as follows: T1= 0 g kaolin /kg + 0 g SB/5kg litter, T2= 15 g kaolin /kg+0g SB/5kg litter, T3= 30 g kaolin /kg + 0g SB/5kg litter, T4= 0 g kaolin/kg + 500 g SB/3kg litter, T5=15 g kaolin /kg +500g SB/5kg litter and T6= 30 g kaolin /kg + 500g SB/5kg litter. Results showed that broilers on T1 (control) had total weight gain and ADWG values of 2200.00 and 52.38 were the lowest (p<0.05) among the treatments. FCR values of 2.64 obtained for birds on control treatment which was the same (p>0.05) with value of 2.41 recorded in T4 were the highest among the treatment. Litter moisture values of 13.20, 26.00 and 29.66 obtained at week 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6 were higher (p<0.05) in T1 compared to other treatments. Weekly pH values of 5.06, 7.66 and 8.33 at week 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6 were highest in T1 litter. Ammonia values of 22.00, 29.00 and 44.33 obtained at week 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6 in T1 were higher (p<0.05) when compared with values obtained in T2-6 in both weeks. Values of PCV, RBC and WBC improved better in T2-T6 when juxtaposed with value obtained in T1. In conclusion, the research noted that dietary kaolin and litter treated with sodium bisulfate demised the emission of litter ammonia gas without destructive impact on the performance of the birds. It was, suggested that 15g kaolin /kg + 500 g SB/5kg litter can be applied to advance the performance and reduce % litter ammonia gas emission by poultry farmers.

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