Economic importance of probiotic in broiler rations: A case study of district Mansehra, NWFP [Pakistan], 2006
2007
Altaf-ur-Rahman (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences) | Ahmad, I. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences) | Chand, N. | Ali, M. | Rahman, A. | Ahmad, N.
The present experiment was carried out to investigate the economic importance of using Organic Green Culture (OGC) probiotic, imported from Korea, available in the local market the rations of commercial broiler chicks. For such purpose, four hundred and forty eight day-old broiler chicks were randomly divided into 4 main groups viz. A, B, C and D. Each main group had 4 sub groups containing 28 chicks each. Four experimental rations, I, (control), II, III and IV containing probiotic at 0, 1, 2 and 4 g/kg starter or finisher were randomly allotted to these groups. The experiment lasted for 42 days. The mean values for net return per chick (NRPC) were Rs.20.89, 23.19, 37.23 and 34.44 for the chicks in groups A, B, C and D. respectively. There was significant (P less than 0.001) difference among the chicks in groups A, B, and C and D for the NRPC values. The chicks in groups C and D resulted significantly (P less than 0.001) higher values for NRPC than the chicks in groups A and B. It was concluded that Probiotic addition at 2 g/kg rations have the potential to increase successfully the net return. Therefore, under the conditions of present study, it is recommended that using OGC probiotic in the starter as well as in the finisher rations of commercial broilers @ 2 g/kg could be proved highly economical for the local broiler producers of Hazara Division of North West Frontier Province.
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