Supplementing levels of Aloe vera gel in the drinking water of broilers
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Supplementing levels of Aloe vera gel in the drinking water of broilers
Abstract
Poultry production now faces several environmental challenges, growth performance, immunity response, and the safety of poultry products. The study aimed to determine the growth performance and profitability of broilers given Aloe vera gel as a supplement in drinking water in terms of final weight, gain in weight, feed consumption/water consumption, feed conversion ratio, mortality rate, and profit above feed, medicine and stock cost for 35 days. Two hundred forty head day old broiler chicks were distributed at random in five treatments replicated six times following the Tukeys’s (HSD) Test. The treatments used were: T0– 2.5ml commercial antibiotic + electrolytes (Control); T1– 2.5ml; T2– 5.0ml; T3– 7.5ml; T4– 10ml Aloe vera gel per li of water. The supplementations of Aloe vera gel in the drinking water of broilers significantly affected the final weight, gain in weight, and feed conversion ratio but comparable performance to commercial antibiotic + electrolytes in terms of feed consumption, dressing percentage, and water consumption. The profit above feed, medicine, and cost of broilers as affected by Aloe vera gel was found comparable. Levels of Aloe vera gel at 2.5 to 10ml can be used as a supplement to drinking water on the growth performance of broilers as a substitute to commercial antibiotics.
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