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A study was carried out to find the effect of feeding Cow urine ark and Aloe vera extract on performance and carcass traits of broilers. For Performance Quality, Body Weight of birds were weighed on weekly basis till 6 weeks of age. Weight gain in different groups of broilers was calculated on weekly basis. Evaluation of Feed Intake was done on the basis of feed offered and leftover feed recorded at the end of that week.Feed efficiency ratio (FER) and Performance index (PI) were also calculated.To study the carcass traits, two broilers in each replicate were slaughtered on termination of experiment. For Organ weight percentage various visceral organs like liver, heart gizzard and giblet were weighed.Carcass yield percentage were evaluated by recording dressed weight and eviscerated weight. Aloe vera extract causes significant increase in body weight gain, feed consumption, FER and performance index of broilers.Significant increase was also reported in carcass trait of birds.
Keywords: Feed consumption, FER, Performance index, Dressed weight, Eviscerated weight, Cow Urine Ark and Aloe Vera Carcass Trait, Broilers
In poultry feed consumption play a major role in affecting net return from the poultry because about 65 to 70% of the total expenditure in terms of cash is spent on feed. To ensure more net return and to lessen the adverse effect of the synthetic feed additives on animal as well as on consumer's health; many of the herbal growth stimulators now a days are being used as an alternative feed additives in the poultry ration. There is some evidence from the earlier workers that the use of commercial blends of herbs can reduce the cost of poultry production and increase the body weight. Therefore, herbs can be included as feed additive in the poultry diet to utilize their benefits to the maximum extent. Mehala and Moorthy (2008) studied the inclusion of Aloe vera and Curcuma longa and its combinations on production performance and biochemical parameters. Mmereole (2011) evaluated the effects of dietary inclusion of Aloe vera as a growth promoter on the performance and the haematological characteristics of the broiler chickens. Cow urine has been described in 'Sushrita Samhita' and 'Ashtanga Sangraha' to be the most effective substance/ secretion of animal...