Effect of sun dried whole bulb garlic powder on growth, carcass characteristics and meat quality of commercial broilers

JASWINDER SINGH; A P S SETHI; S S SIKKA; M K CHATLI; PAVAN KUMAR

doi:10.56093/ijans.v85i1.46184

Authors

JASWINDER SINGH DES (In-service PhD Scholar), Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141 004 India
A P S SETHI Nutritionist, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141 004 India
S S SIKKA Senior Nutritionist cum HOD, Department of Animal Nutrition, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141 004 India
M K CHATLI Professor cum HOD, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141 004 India
PAVAN KUMAR Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Product Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141 004 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v85i1.46184

Keywords:

Broiler, Garlic powder, Growth performance, Meat sensory qualities

Abstract

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of sun dried whole bulb garlic powder as phytogenic alternative to antibiotic growth promoters in broilers. Day-old broiler chicks (225; IBL 80) were randomly distributed to 5 treatments with 3 replicates. The dietary treatments comprises of basal diet as control, antibiotic group receiving 0.1g/kg of oxytetracycline, 1.0,1.5 and 2.0% of sun-dried whole bulb garlic powder (WBGP) added to basal diet. Daily feed intake, weekly body weight and residue left any were recorded to calculate the feed conversion and protein efficiency ratios. At the end of fifth week 2 birds / replicate were sacrificed to determine the carcass characteristics and meat sensory evaluation. Results revealed that supplementation of WBGP at 1.5% improved the body weight, which is statistically comparable with the antibiotic fed group but the feed conversion ratio was significantly lower in 1.5% WBGP supplemented group than the control and antibiotic groups. Dietary treatment does not significantly influence the carcass characteristics except the relative heart weight. Supplementation of WBGP significantly improved the meat quality parameters as compare to control group. From the results of present study, it is concluded that dietary inclusion of 1.5% sun dried WBGP can be used as phytogenic alternative to antibiotic growth promoters in broilers.

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