National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the ameliorative effects of Curcuma longa rhizome powder (1%) in induced aflatoxicosis in broiler chicken. In this study, commercially available broiler chickens of Vencobb strain were reared from day one to forty two days in the deep litter system of management and the birds were divided into three groups. Normal feed tested free of aflatoxin (AF), was given to the control (Group-1). Aflatoxin (1 ppm) was supplemented with the feed to Group 2 and Curcuma longa (1%) + AF was supplemented with the feed to Group 3. Production parameters like body weight gain, Feed consumption, FCR, and relative organ weight were recorded. The results showed that the overall feed consumption, overall live weight of C. longa + AF treated birds(Group-3) at 6 weeks was significantly increased (p<0.01) as compared to birds treated with only AF (Group-2). The overall feed conversion ratio of AF alone (Group-2) and C. longa + AF treated birds (Group-3) at 6 weeks were significantly increased (p<0.01) as compared to control, but no significant difference was observed in this respect between birds treated with C. longa + AF and birds treated with only AF. There was a significant rise in relative weights of liver, kidneys and spleen in the aflatoxinalone fed birds (Group-2) and the co-administration of C. longa (1%) with the AF (Group-3) reduced the relative weights liver and kidney. In conclusion, the present study revealed that supplementation of Curcuma longa rhizome powder could partially ameliorate aflatoxicity in broilers.
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