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Effect of Different Levels of Amla Powder (Emblica officinalis) on the Performance of Broilers


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1 Department of Animal Nutrition, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, ALLAHABAD (U.P.), India
2 Division of Livestock Production and Management, ICAR-NDRI, KARNAL (HARYANA), India
     

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Amla powder (Emblica officinalis) is an important source of vitamin C. This research was done at Sundaresen School of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The aim of this study was to determine weekly body weight and weekly feed intake supplemented with vitamin C powder in following different levels. A total of 45 day old chicks (DOC) of same hatch were distributed into five groups i.e. T0 (Control), treatments T1, T2, T3 and T4 with three sub groups comprising of three birds. T0 (control) were fed with standard ration recommended by NRC. The birds of T1, T2, T3 and T4 were supplemented ration with supplemented with 25g, 50g, 75g and 100g Amla powder/kg feed. In conclusion concluded that there was a beneficial effect of Amla powder supplementation in the diet of broilers on body weight and feed intake of broilers. From economic point of view ration supplemented with vit c @ 100g/kg feed was found the best compared to all the treatments.

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Amla Powder, Growth, Body Weight, Broiler, Chicks.
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Authors

Ajai Kumar Tiwari
Department of Animal Nutrition, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, ALLAHABAD (U.P.), India
Neeraj
Department of Animal Nutrition, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, ALLAHABAD (U.P.), India
Kuladip Prakash Shinde
Division of Livestock Production and Management, ICAR-NDRI, KARNAL (HARYANA), India
Shailesh Kumar Gupta
Division of Livestock Production and Management, ICAR-NDRI, KARNAL (HARYANA), India

Abstract


Amla powder (Emblica officinalis) is an important source of vitamin C. This research was done at Sundaresen School of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The aim of this study was to determine weekly body weight and weekly feed intake supplemented with vitamin C powder in following different levels. A total of 45 day old chicks (DOC) of same hatch were distributed into five groups i.e. T0 (Control), treatments T1, T2, T3 and T4 with three sub groups comprising of three birds. T0 (control) were fed with standard ration recommended by NRC. The birds of T1, T2, T3 and T4 were supplemented ration with supplemented with 25g, 50g, 75g and 100g Amla powder/kg feed. In conclusion concluded that there was a beneficial effect of Amla powder supplementation in the diet of broilers on body weight and feed intake of broilers. From economic point of view ration supplemented with vit c @ 100g/kg feed was found the best compared to all the treatments.

Keywords


Amla Powder, Growth, Body Weight, Broiler, Chicks.

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