Effect of dietary supplementation of garlic (Allium sativum) and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) seed powder on growth performance and blood biochemical parameters in broilers
2014
Patel, R.M. | Garg, D.D. | Patel, V.R. | Vahora, S.G. | Katariya, M.A. | Choubey, M.
An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of dietary supplementation of garlic (Allium sativum) bulb and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) seed powder as herbal feed additives on feed intake, growth performance and blood biochemical parameters in broilers. A total of 320 day old broiler chicks of Cobb-400 strain were divided into four treatment groups with 4 replicates of 20 chicks in each treatment using completely randomized design. The control group (C) was fed on basal diet without any supplementation and other three treatment groups were supplemented with 0.5% garlic powder, 0.5% fenugreek seed powder and 0.5% garlic powder + 0.5% fenugreek seed powder in G, F and GF groups, respectively. Statistical analysis of data revealed no effect of garlic and fenugreek alone or in combination on feed intake. Growth performance and efficiency of feed utilization for growth was significantly (P<0.05) higher in the in garlic supplemented group (G and GP) as compared to C and F group. Lipid profile of blood viz. cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein showed an improvement (P<0.05) in all the supplemented groups (G, F, GF) over control. The present study reveals that supplementation of garlic bulb alone or in combination with fenugreek seed improves the growth performance and feed utilization efficiency along with improved blood lipid profile in intensive broiler production while fenugreek seed alone could be exploited for improvement in blood lipid profile.
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