Introduction adaptogenic, immunomodulatory, free radical scavenging and antioxidant rejuvenating actions Irrational use of antibiotics as growth promoter (Shukla and Srivastava, 1999). The constituent herbs and as therapeutic agent or immunomodulator in of polyherbal formulation Stresroak which are livestock and poultry is current issue. International Phyllanthus emblica, Withania Somnifera, Ma...

Chick embryo development is associated with an accumulation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in lipid tissues making them susceptible to lipid peroxidation. It has been accepted that canthaxanthin has high antioxidant capacity. Research findings have repeatedly indicated that feeding 25(OH)D3 (25-hydroxycholecalciferol), to poultry breeders, broilers and layers increased performance and health. T...

Three experiments were conducted to test the potencies of nine sources of cholecalciferol using a chick bioassay. The tested products were compared with a Sigma Reference Standard (SRS). All of the diets fed to the chicks were prepared from corn-soybean meal. Each of the products was in premix form containing cholecalciferol. Their physical characteristics reflected the methods used to produce ...

Colibacillosis is an economically important syndromic disease of poultry caused by extra-intestinal avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) but the pathotype remains poorly defined. Combinations of virulence-associated genes (VAGs) have aided APEC identification. The intestinal microbiota is a potential APEC reservoir. Broiler chickens are selectively bred for fast, uniform growth. Here we sim...

Exposing eggs multiple times to ultraviolet light (UV) and 3% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) results in a greater reduction of eggshell bacteria compared to eggs treated only once with this combination. However, it is unknown if this repetitive treatment will have any effect on hatchability. Therefore, the objective of this experiment was to determine if hatchability would be affected by reducing egg...

Chicken meat consumption in Ghana has significantly increased the last two decades. However, production stagnated, and domestic producers are struggling to satisfy local market. Consequently, is dependent on chicken imports. The imports have attracted criticism as they believed be negatively affecting producers. This paper uses typical farms analyze broiler systems impact of represent most comm...

Day-old Ross 308 chicks were used to evaluate the effect of dietary gelatin on intestinal development and broiler chick performance. Chicks were randomly allocated to two dietary treatments. The first treatment was the control SB diet based on corn-soybean meal and second treatment was the SBG test diet that contained 2% added gelatin with the total sulfur amino acid level remaining the same as...

This study aimed to determine the effect of dietary processed garlic in feed on performance, intestinal weight, length, and morphology villi broilers. A total 200 Day-Old-Chick (DOC) Cobb strains (unsexed) with an average body weight 42 ± 3 g were randomly allocated four experimental groups five replications, each containing ten chicks per replication. The treatments T0 (basal diet as control),...

Hatchery efficiency is based on hatchability and the number of salable chicks. The hatchery sector has been seeking new alternatives to optimize production rates, including use different systems (multistage [MS] or single-stage [SS] machines) improve incubation conditions. present study aimed compare results for hatchability, chick quality, broiler performance chicks from 2 incubator systems-MS...