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The effect of radish seeds on performance and blood
biochemical parameters in broiler
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Ata Muhammad Salih, Hersh Abdulazal Faraj, Kurdo
Umed Hama Aziz and Azad abdulkarim Muhammad |
Department of Animal
Production, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sulaimany,
Iraq
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Abstract |
This research work
involves a 42 days study on total 240 day-old Ross broiler chicks
distributed randomly to four dietary treatments to compare the effect of
using different levels of radish seed on productive performance (live
body weight and feed conversion ratio), some blood traits (PCV, Hb
concentration, H/L ratio and WBC count) and some biochemical blood
traits (AST and ALT). Two types of diets were prepared: starter diet was
used from one to 21 days and then replaced by grower diet used till the
end of the experiment. Besides control group, radish seeds were
incorporated into the diet of broilers at the rate of 0.25% (T1), 0.50%
(T2) and 0.75% (T3). The results revealed that the performance of the
supplemented birds was significantly (P<0.05) improved and the best
treatment was T2. Also blood traits (PCV and Hb concentration) of birds
of all supplemented groups (T1, T2 and T3) were different (P<0.05)
compared to control group. No significant differences (P>0.05) were
observed among all experimental groups concerning WBC count. Significant
differences (P<0.05) were seen among all supplemented groups concerning
blood serum traits (AST and ALT). In conclusion, supplementation broiler
ration with radish seed significantly improved productive performance
and haematological traits of the birds.
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Keywords:
Radish seeds; broiler; performance; blood traits |
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To cite this article:
Salih AM, HA Faraj, KUH
Aziz and AA Muhammad, 2015.
The effect of radish seeds on performance and blood
biochemical parameters in broiler.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 5(10): 420-424. |
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