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Effect of Optimum Dietary Supplementation of Vitamin C on the Body Performance Parameters of Poultry and in Combating Heat Stress


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1 Department of Animal Nutrition, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, KOLKATA (W.B.), India
2 Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, KOLKATA (W.B.), India
3 Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Arawali Veterinary College, Bajor, SIKAR (RAJASTHAN), India
4 Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, KOLKATA (W.B.), India
5 Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, KOLKATA (W.B.), India
     

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Supplement of vitamin C in different sources may have some important in production of commercial broiler chicken to reach better growth and performance supplementation of vitamin C may have some influence to combat stress to environmental temperature and humidity to study the effect of different sources of vitamin C viz., Him C (Herbal supplementation, of vitamin C) Limcee A synthetic ascorbic acid source and Amla natural source of vitamin C was taken in different treatment group on commercial broiler chicken, four hundred twenty days old commercial broiler chicks of Vencobb 400 strain of both sexes were randomly divided into four groups (one control and three treatment). The experimental group were CS1 (Fed controlled that without vitamin C supplementation) TS1 (Fed controlled diet with Him C), TS2 (Fed control diet with Limcee) and TS3 (Fed controlled that with dried Amla). The trail was conducted under field condition for forty two days. From the present study it was concluded that the supplementation of dried Amla @ 185g/ton of feed showed better performance in term of live weight gain compared to supplementation of Him C and synthetic ascorbic acid, respectively.

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Body Performance, Chicken, Vitamin C.
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Authors

Amit Kumar
Department of Animal Nutrition, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, KOLKATA (W.B.), India
Barun Roy
Department of Animal Nutrition, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, KOLKATA (W.B.), India
Praveen Kumar Praveen
Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, KOLKATA (W.B.), India
Subha Ganguly
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Arawali Veterinary College, Bajor, SIKAR (RAJASTHAN), India
Shashank Shekhar
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, KOLKATA (W.B.), India
Nirupama Dalai
Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, KOLKATA (W.B.), India

Abstract


Supplement of vitamin C in different sources may have some important in production of commercial broiler chicken to reach better growth and performance supplementation of vitamin C may have some influence to combat stress to environmental temperature and humidity to study the effect of different sources of vitamin C viz., Him C (Herbal supplementation, of vitamin C) Limcee A synthetic ascorbic acid source and Amla natural source of vitamin C was taken in different treatment group on commercial broiler chicken, four hundred twenty days old commercial broiler chicks of Vencobb 400 strain of both sexes were randomly divided into four groups (one control and three treatment). The experimental group were CS1 (Fed controlled that without vitamin C supplementation) TS1 (Fed controlled diet with Him C), TS2 (Fed control diet with Limcee) and TS3 (Fed controlled that with dried Amla). The trail was conducted under field condition for forty two days. From the present study it was concluded that the supplementation of dried Amla @ 185g/ton of feed showed better performance in term of live weight gain compared to supplementation of Him C and synthetic ascorbic acid, respectively.

Keywords


Body Performance, Chicken, Vitamin C.

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