Growth performance and carcass characteristics of broilers as affected by herbal decoction (Curcuma longa)
Paper Details
Growth performance and carcass characteristics of broilers as affected by herbal decoction (Curcuma longa)
Abstract
The study aimed to determine the growth performance and carcass characteristics of broilers as affected by turmeric decoction at different levels in the drinking water. Two hundred forty-day-old chicks were distributed in five treatments and replicated six times following the Randomized Complete Block Design. The different treatments used were: T0: 2.5 ml of commercial antibiotic per liter of water (Control); T1: 2.5 ml, T2: 5 ml, T3: 7.5 ml, and T4: 10 ml of turmeric decoction per liter of water. The study showed that broilers supplemented with 5 ml to 10 ml decocted turmeric significantly reduced the percent fat, however, comparable performance was noted with the birds given commercial antibiotics in terms of final weight, gain in weight, feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, water consumption, survival rate, dressing percentage, and profit. Turmeric decoction can be used as a substitute for commercial antibiotics in drinking water for broilers.
Abdel-Rahman HA., SI. Helal Fathallah, AA. Nafeaa, IS. Zahran. 2014. Effect of turmeric (Curcuma longa), fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) and/or bioflavonoid supplementation to the broiler chick’s diet and drinking water on the growth performance and intestinal morphometeric parameters. Global Veterinaria, 12(5), 627-635.
Al-Sultan I. 2003. The effect of Curcuma longa (Turmeric) on the overall performance of broilers, International Journal of Poultry Science 2, 351-353.
Anwarul HG, Abdul J, Muhammad N, Kashif M. 2006. Pharmacological basis for the use of turmeric in gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders, Life Science 76, 3089–3105.
Durrani FR, Mohammed I, Asal S, Shahid SM, Naila C, Durrani Z. 2006. Effect of different levels of feed-added turmeric (Curcuma longa) on the performance of broiler chicks. J. Agr. Biological Science 1, 9-11.
Herawati. 2006. The effect of red ginger as a phytobiotic on body weight gain, feed conversion, and the internal organ condition of broilers. International Journal of Poultry Science 9 (10), 963–967.
Irwani, N., & Habsari, I. K. 2022. Feed Intake and Feed Conversion Ratio of Broiler Supplemented with Herb Extract. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, IOP Publishing. Vol. 1012, No. 1, p. 012069.
Isroli I, Yudiarti T, Widiastuti E, Sugiharto S. 2017. Effect of decocted turmeric on performance, hematological parameters and carcass traits of broiler chickens. Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture 42(4), 263-269.
Mehala C, Moorthy M. 2008. Effect of Aloe vera and Curcuma longa (Turmeric) on carcass characteristics and biochemical parameters of broilers, International Journal Poultry Science 7, 857-861.
Nahid Alam, Jashim Uddin, Tahera Dil Akter, Ishrat Zerin Moni, Firoj Alom, Abdur Rahman, Abdullah Al Norman. 2014. Broiler production by using polyherbal medication (Neem, Nishyyinda, Tulsi and Turmeric extract). International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies 9(3), 1161-1175.
Polasa K, Raghuram TC, & Krishna TP. 1991. Turmeric (Curcuma longa) induced a reduction in urinary mutagens. Food Chem. Toxicol 29, 699-706.
Sadeghi GH, Karimi A, Padidar Jahromi SH, Azizi T, Daneshmand A. 2012. Effects of cinnamon, thyme and turmeric infusions on the performance and immune response of 1- to 21-day-old male broilers Rev. Bras Cienc. Avic. 14(1), Campinas
Samarasinghe K, Wenk C, Silva KFST, Gunasekara JMDM. 2003. Turmeric (Curcuma longa) root powder and mannan oligosaccharides as alternatives to antibiotics in broiler chicken diets. Asian-Australian Journal of Animal Science 16, 1495–1500.
Sugiharto S. 2020. Alleviation of heat stress in broiler chicken using turmeric (Curcuma longa)-a short review. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology 8(3), 215-222.
Toghyani M, Toghyani M, Gheisari AA, Ghalamkari G, Mohammadrezaei M. 2011. Evaluation of cinnamon and garlic as antibiotic growth promotor substitutions on performance, immune responses, serum, and biochemical and hematological parameters in broiler chicks. Livestock Science 138,167-173.
Toghyani M, Toghyani M, Gheisari AA, Ghalamkari G, Mohammadrezaei M. 2010. Growth performance, serum biochemistry, and blood hematology of broiler chicks fed different levels of black seed (Nigella sativa) and peppermint (Mentha piperita). Livestock Science 129, 173–178. https://www.research.net/publication/264555664.
Wang Y, Wang L, Zhu X, Wang D, Li X. 2016. Choleretic activity of turmeric and its active ingredients. Journal of food science 81(7), H1800-H1806.
Medelyn A. Aglipay, Cynthia M. Rodriguez, Lydia P. Libunao, Pepito V. Hufalar, Eufemio O. Sagun, 2023. Growth performance and carcass characteristics of broilers as affected by herbal decoction (Curcuma longa). Int. J. Biosci., 23(5), 169-175.
Copyright © 2023 by the Authors. This article is an open access article and distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license.