EFFECTS OF KINGS OF BITTER (Andrographis paniculata) LEAF MEAL AND GARLIC (Allium sativum) MEAL AS ALTERNATIVE TO ANTIBIOTICS ON HAEMATOLOGY, SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF BROILER CHICKENS
Keywords:
Garlic, King of bitters, carcass characteristics, blood parameters, Broiler, AntibioticsAbstract
The continuous use and misuse of antibiotics have induced the development of resistance by microorganisms, antibiotics residue in animal products and alteration of natural gut microflora hence alternative growth promoters must be found. This study investigated the effects of dietary Allium sativum powder (ASP) and Andrographis paniculata leaf meal (APLM) supplementations as feed additives on haematological, serum indices, and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. One hundred and twenty (120) day-old unsexed broiler chicks were randomly distributed into four dietary treatments with each treatment replicated three times, with ten (10) birds per replicate in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Four experimental diets were formulated as follows: T1: with inclusion of antibiotics (Oxytetracycline) 13g/25kg of feed, T2: basal feed + ASP at 50g/25kg of feed, T3: basal feed + Andrographis paniculata leaf meal at 50g/25kg of feed, T4: basal feed + Andrographis paniculata leaf meal + Allium sativum powder (ASP) at 50g each/25kg of feed. The carcass characteristics results revealed T2 had the highest values (p<0.05) of dressed weight (85.33%) while T1 had the least value (77.85%). Drum stick weight in T2 and T3 had significantly higher (p<0.05) values of 11.93% and 11.18% while T1 and T4 had the least value of 11.07% and 10.50%. Inclusion of Andrographis paniculata leaf meal (APLM) and Allium sativum powder (ASP) did not affect the blood parameters and positively influenced carcass traits of the broiler chickens.
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