- The Eurasia Proceedings of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
- Issue: 3
- The Effect of Plant Extracts Added to Drinking Water on Performance of Broiler Chickens
The Effect of Plant Extracts Added to Drinking Water on Performance of Broiler Chickens
Authors : Hakan Yildirim
Pages : 103-109
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Publication Date : 2018-12-01
Article Type : Research
Abstract :In this study, effect of plant extracts added to broiler chickens drinking water on performance were investigated. For this purpose, 100 broiler chicks (Ross-308) were divided into 4 treatment groups. Each treatment group consisted of 5 replicates, each containing 5 animals. Three days a week, the "commerical product" (Cardiomax Ò ) with 94%plant extract and 6% organic acit (lactic, acetic and formic acid) was added to drinking water of treatments groups at rates of 0%, 0.05%, 0.1% and 0.2% respectively. The difference between treatment groups in terms of live weight characteristics on days 14, 21 and 28 of broiler chickens was statistically significant (p <0.05). Live weight gain was significantly determined on days 14 th and 28 th (p <0.05). Feed conversion ratios were also found to be statistically significant between treatment groups between 1-5 weeks (p <0.05). There were no significant differences in carcass characteristics and average feed consumption per animal (p> 0.05).Keywords : Herbal extact, Broiler