The aim of this study was to investigate whether a L-carnitine, choline, artichoke leaf extract and sorbitol combination (Hepabial Carnitine ® ) supplied by drinking water would influence broiler performance under stress induced by high stocking density (18 chicks per square meter). A total of 270 1-dayold male broiler chicks (Avian Farm) were randomly distributed into 2 groups (Hepabial Carnit...

OBJECTIVE The experiments were carried out to measure the effect of multivitamin, acidifier and Azolla on growth performance, profitability and lipid profiles of blood of broiler chickens to produce safe and cost effective broilers. METHODS In experiment 1, 240 day-old Cobb-500 broiler chicks were fed diets; D1 (control), D2 (D1 with 1 mL multivitamin/liter water), D3 (D1 with 1 mL acidifier/...

This study investigated the effects of low levels of water-soluble pentosans (WSP), alkaline-extractable pentosans (AEP), and xylanase on the growth and organ development of broiler chicks. Three hundred and fifty 1-d-old female broiler chicks were randomly allocated into seven experimental groups of five pen replicates, with ten chicks per replicate. The control group consumed a corn-soybean m...

ABSRACT The present experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of different protein and energy levels on broilers performance under hot climatic conditions. A total of three hundred Ross-308 chicks were selected on basis of uniform starting live bodyweight (45g/chick) proximately. Chicks were randomly divided into three treatments with five groups of 20 chicks per pen. Diets were formulated...

Present study was carried out at MS poultry farm Baffa, Mansehra during 2006. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different levels of probiotics named as Organic Green Culture on the immune response of broiler chicks, using Newcastle Disease Haemagglutination Inhibation (HI) antibody titer as indicator. For this purpose, 448 Hubbard day-old broiler chicks were rand...

Aflatoxin contamination of foods and livestock feeds is an ongoing problem. In this research, NovaSil PLUS (NSP), a calcium montmorillonite clay that is commonly used as an anticaking agent in feeds, was evaluated for its ability to bind aflatoxin B1 (AfB1) in vitro and to prevent the onset of aflatoxicosis and vitamin A depletion in broiler chicks in vivo. Isothermal analyses were conducted wi...

Newborn chicks are susceptible to Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Lactobacillus probiotic isolated from chicken feces on heterophil phagocytosis in broiler chicks. A total of 150 newborn broiler chicks were divided into 5 groups (30 chicks per group) as follows: group 1 (normal control), given feed and water only, group 2 (...

In recent years, researchers have given emphasis on the differences in physiological parameters between early and late hatched chicks within a hatch window. Considering the importance of intestine development in newly hatched chicks, however, changes in gene expression of nutrient transporters in the jejunum of early hatched chicks within a hatch window have not been studied yet. This study was...

Melon husks are shells usually discarded in large quantities (tonnage) as agricultural waste materials in different parts of Nasarawa State in Nigeria, thereby polluting the environment. An experiment was therefore conducted to determine the nutritional value and effect of utilizing melon husks meal in broiler diets as feed ingredient with or without wild mushroom (Ganoderma sp) and exogenous e...

Two experiments were conducted to compare a sample of calcium citrate-malate (CC-M) with a sample of commercial-grade limestone in starting broiler chick diets. In the first experiment, with 0.7 or 0.9% calcium from limestone or CC-M, no differences in bone development (dry fat-free tibia, tibia weight, tibia ash, or tibia calcium) were observed due to calcium source. However, chicks fed the di...