Effect of combination of garlic powder with black pepper, cinnamon and aloe vera powder on the growth performance, blood profile, and meat sensory qualities of broiler chickens

JASWINDER SINGH; PAVITER KAUR; MANJINDER SHARMA; NITIN MEHTA; N D SINGH; A P S SETHI; S S SIKKA

doi:10.56093/ijans.v89i12.96642

Authors

JASWINDER SINGH Assistant Professor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 140 004 India
PAVITER KAUR Assistant Professor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 140 004 India
MANJINDER SHARMA Assistant Professor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 140 004 India
NITIN MEHTA Assistant Professor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 140 004 India
N D SINGH Assistant Professor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 140 004 India
A P S SETHI Senior Nutritionist, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 140 004 India
S S SIKKA Senior Nutritionist, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 140 004 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v89i12.96642

Keywords:

Aloe Vera, Black pepper, Chicks, Cinnamon, Garlic, Meat quality

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate dual herb combinations as phytogenic alternative to antibiotic growth promoters in broilers. One-day old broiler chicks (225) were randomly distributed to 5 treatments with 3 replicates of each. The dietary treatments comprised basal diet as control (C); antibiotic group receiving 0.1 g/kg of oxytetracycline (AB); 1.5% garlic powder + 0.5% black pepper (GB); 1.5% garlic powder + 0.5% cinnamon powder (GC) and basal diet with 1.5% garlic powder + 1.0% whole leaf aloe vera powder (GA). Body weight and feed consumed were recorded weekly and accordingly feed conversion ratio and protein efficiency ratio were calculated. At the end of 5th week, 2 birds per replicate were sacrificed to determine the carcass characteristics, meat sensory evaluation, blood parameters, duodenum morphology and faecal microbial load. The result revealed that inclusion of herbal combinations improved the weight gain compared to other treatments. All herbal combinations improved the flavour, tenderness and overall acceptability score of meat. Dietary regimen significantly affected the haemoglobin, PCV and TP parameters. Herbal combinations affected the fat digestibility and phosphorus retention, and improved the villus height: crypt depth. It can be concluded that herbal combinations studied have the potential to replace the prevalent antibiotic growth promoters used in broiler chicken.

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