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EFFECT OF USING GINGER POWDER AS NATURAL FEED ADDITIVE ON PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS QUALITY OF BROILER CHICKS

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The effect of feeding broiler chicks diets containing different levels of ginger powder as natural feed additive on productive performance, carcass characteristics and economical efficiency was studied. A total of two hundred one-day old, unsexed (Ross-308) broiler chicks were randomly divided into four experimental groups. Each group was further subdivided into five replicates at the rate of ten chicks per pen in complete randomized design. The birds were fed with two basal diets (starter and finisher diets). The ginger powder (Zingiber officinale) was added to the basal diets at level (0.0, 1, 1.5 and 2.0%) resulting in four formulae respectively to groups A, B, C and D with group A serving as control group. The experimental diets were fed for 6-weeks duration. Health of the stock and performance parameters were recorded. At the end of the experiment, the birds were slaughtered, dressed then used for different parameters and economical evaluation were calculated. The results showed that, the diet with 1% ginger powder had significantly (P<0.05) heaviest body weight gain, higher feed intake, best feed conversion ratio, and highest dressing percentage with the highest percentage of commercial cuts (breast drumstick and thigh). The birds fed the control diet produced significantly (P<0.05) highest abdominal fat percentage. The mortality rate was not affected significantly by the inclusion of ginger powder in broiler diet. The highest profitability ratio (1.30) was obtained by the diet with 1% ginger powder. Inclusion of ginger powder at level 2% in broiler diet had adverse effect on growth performance.

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10.21608/avmj.2014.170756

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Key words: Ginger powder, feed additive, broiler chicks

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SAFA

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ELTAZI

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Faculty of Agriculture, Omdurman Islamic University, P.O. Box 382, Sudan

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safamohamedeltazi@yahoo.com

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60

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141

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24327

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2014-04-01

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2014-03-22

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2014-04-01

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87

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95

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1012-5973

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2314-5226

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Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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EFFECT OF USING GINGER POWDER AS NATURAL FEED ADDITIVE ON PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS QUALITY OF BROILER CHICKS

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23 Jan 2023