- Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
- Vol: 38 Issue: 2
- Ameliorative efficacy of citrus fruit oil in aflatoxicosis in broilers: a growth and biochemical stu...
Ameliorative efficacy of citrus fruit oil in aflatoxicosis in broilers: a growth and biochemical study
Authors : Senthil Kumar Dhanapal, Suguna Rao, Pradeep Kumar Palahally Govindaraju, Ravikumar Hukkeri, Karikalan Mathesh
Pages : 207-211
Doi:10.3906/kim-1204-8
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :An experiment was conducted to study the efficacy of citrus fruit oil on growth parameters and biochemical parameters of broilers in 4 groups with 2 replicates of 20 chicks in each. Standard broiler diet without aflatoxin was given to group A, basal diet + citrus fruit oil 2.5 g kg-1 to group B, basal diet + 1 ppm aflatoxin to group C, and 1 ppm aflatoxin + basal diet + citrus fruit oil 2.5 g kg-1 to group D. The results showed that supplementation in group D had a moderate effect on posttreatment growth performance, relative organ weight, and biochemical parameters. It is suggested that citrus fruit oil as a feed additive causes partial amelioration of aflatoxicosis.Keywords : Key words: Citrus fruit oil, aflatoxicosis, growth performance, biochemical parameters, ameliorative efficacy