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Performance, cholesterol profile and intestinal
microbial population in broilers fed turmeric
extract
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Mostafa Faghani1*, Ali Rafiee1,
Abdul Rasool Namjoo2 and Yaser Rahimian1 |
1Department of Animal Science, Faculty of
Agriculture, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord,
Iran; 2Department Of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
Veterinary, Shahrekord branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
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Abstract |
The aim of this study was
to evaluate the effect of turmeric extract on performance of broiler
chicks. A total 180 one day broiler chicks with an average weight of
40±11 g were randomly divided into 3 treatments. Each treatment was
further divided into 5 replicates. Chicks were fed a basal diet as
control group and 100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg of turmeric extract in other two
treatments (T1, T2). At the end of trial (42 days), 4 birds form each
treatment were weighed and slaughtered at 42 day of the experiment was
evaluated. Data showed that feed intake (FI) increased significantly in
T1, T2 in comparison to control (P<0.05). Body weight gain (BWG) and
total body weight were also significantly higher in treated groups.
Triglyceride and cholesterol level decreased significantly in T1, T2
group. Low density lipoprotein (LDL) level decreased significantly and
high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels increased in all of the treated
groups. Antibody titre increased significantly by using turmeric in the
diet compared to the control. Data of microbial population showed that
E .coli population decreased and lactobacillus increased by using
the two treatments levels. We concluded that the use of turmeric extract
at the present levels enhanced body performance, cholesterol profile,
antibody titre and some useful microbial population in broiler chicks.
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Keywords:
Turmeric extract;
performance; intestinal microbial population; broilers |
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To cite this article:
Faghani M, A Rafiee, AR
Namjoo and Y Rahimian, 2014.
Performance, cholesterol profile and intestinal
microbial population in broilers fed turmeric extract.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 4(9): 500-503. |
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