Effect of Using Garlic on the Economical and Physiological Characteristics of Broiler Chickens

Motasem AL Massad, D Al Ramamneh, Ali AL Sharafat and N Hussain
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Motasem AL Massad: Department of Animal Production and Protection, Jerash University, Jordan
D Al Ramamneh: Department of Biology, Tabuk University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ali AL Sharafat: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Jerash University, Jordan
N Hussain: Livestock and Rangeland Directorate, National Centre for Agricultural Research and Extension, Jordan

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2018, vol. 10, issue 2, 54-58

Abstract: The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the beneficial effects of garlic powder as a phytogenic supplement on broilers chickens performance. The assumption that garlic could improve some economic and performance characteristics of broiler chickens (i.e. body weight, feed intake, water intake, feed conversion ratio, feeding cost, carcass yield and mortality rate) was tested. A total of 400 one-day-old chicks of mixed sex (Hybrid) were weighed and randomly assigned to four treatment groups, each with 4 replicate pens of 25 chicks. The dietary treatments included the basal diet (control), control + 2.5 kg /ton Garlic, or control + 5 kg /ton Garlic or 7.5 kg /ton Garlic as powder. The results of the study revealed that incorporation of garlic powder in broiler diets as feed additive significantly enhanced growth, economic and productive performance of these chickens.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2018.10.555783

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