This study was conducted to compare the effects of diets Borage Powder and control (no additives diets) on broiler’s average blood cell counts and immune system on the broiler chicks. Sixty four male broiler chicks (Ross 308) randomly allocated into one of two treatments with four replicates of eight chickens based on a completely randomized block design.  Diets were include control (no additiv...

This experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of four levels of dietary threonine (Thr) supplementations on growth performance, gut size and histomorphometric alterations of small intestines in broiler chicks in 1-14 days. Two hundred eighty-eight Ross 308 one-day-old male broiler chicks were randomly assigned to four treatments with six replicates (12 birds per replication) received ...

The experiment was conducted to determine the effect of microbial phytase in Ca deficient and available aP diets on broiler performance and some blood traits. Three hundred day-old chicks (Ross 308) were distributed into five equal groups with two replicates. The control diets (T1) contained Corn-SBM, 0.9% Ca and 0.40% aP without enzyme, whereas T2, T3, T4 and T5 contained Corn-SBM, 0.60% Ca an...

In this study, the carcass and commercial cuts weights and yields in broilers of different ages fed diets supplemented with probiotics were determined. A total of 336 male broiler chicks (Ross-308) were randomly allocated into three treatment groups (P0, P1 and P2). A basal diet (P0), basal diet plus 0.01% (P1) and 0.02% (P2) probiotic (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 4x10 8 cfu g -1 ) were offered t...

A progressive selection for broiler live and processing performance traits has changed broiler growth patterns during the post hatch period. However, limited information is available to understand whether changes have also occurred during the embryonic stages. This study aims to examine influences of broiler strain on nutrient availability, embryonic development, and nutrient metabolism during ...

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of supplemental phytase in a corn-wheatsoybean meal basal diet on phosphorus (P) digestibility and performance of broiler chicks. 378 one-day old broiler chicks (Ross 308) were allocated to 3×3 factorial arrangements with three levels of phytase enzyme (0, 500 and 1000 FTU/kg) and three levels of non-phytate P (100, 80 and 60% of NRC requ...

This study was conducted to determine the effects of sumac, yeast, and onion supplementation broiler chicken feeds on performance. Four hundred fifty, one-day-old Ross 308 chicks were obtained from Yagoo Group Hatchery in Sulaymaniyah Province randomly distributed into three treatment groups (150 for each group) with six replicates (each 25 chicks). Chicks raised floor cages (210 × 200 100 cm)....

this research project was conducted to evaluate bioavailability and chemical properties of different zinc sources in broiler chickens when fed by practical diets. for that, 312 day-old male ross 308 broiler chicks were fed from 8-28 day to estimate the biological availability of four zinc sources. chicks were allocated randomly to 13 experimental diets in a 3 × 4 factorial design. diets include...

the effects of chromium methionine supplementation on performance and serummetaboliteswere evaluated in broiler chickens.two experiments were conducted at22 oc, thermoneutral, (tn) and33±2 oc, heat stressed (hs) conditions. two hundred and eighty eight male broiler chicks (ross 308) were allocated to four treatments in a completely randomized design. treatments with 0 (control), 200, 400 or 800...

Two hundred and sixteen day-old Ross-308 broiler chicks were allocated into 4 groups to study the impacts of different concentrations (0.0, 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2%) of β-hydroxy-methyl butyrate calcium (β-HMB-Ca), on values of tri-iodothyronin (T3) and tetra-iodothyronin (T4) hormones, liver enzymes [aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT)], uric acid, peroxide, malondial...