Performance of Broiler Chicken Fed Diets Containing Different Inclusion Levels of Digestarom® as a Replacement for Antibiotic Growth Promoters

  • Saleh, I.
  • Bawa, G. S.
  • Onimisi, P. A.
  • Sekoni A. A.
  • Mohammed, A. T.
Keywords: Phytobiotic, Antibiotic, Broiler, Performance

Abstract

A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the response of broiler chickens fed diets supplemented with Digestarom® as a replacement for antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs). A total of 225, day-old broiler chicks (Cobb 500) were allotted randomly to five dietary treatments each replicated thrice, with 15 chicks per replicate. Digestarom® was included at 0, 10, 12 and 14 g/100 kg diet for T1-T4 respectively while T5 had Oxytetracycline. Data were collected on growth performance indices and carcass parameters. All data collected were subjected to analysis of variance and significant differences among treatment means were compared using the Dunnett test of significance. The results for the starter phase showed that birds fed 12 g/100kg Digestarom® were significantly (P<0.05) higher in final weight and weight gain compared to the control group, while those fed 14 g/100kg had significantly (P<0.05) lower FCR compared to the control group. However, there were no significant (P>0.05) differences between the groups fed antimicrobials. At the finisher phase, birds fed 12 g/100kg Digestarom were significantly (P<0.05) higher in the final weight, weight gain, FCR and cost/kg gain compared to the control group. However, there were no significant (P>0.05) differences in the mentioned parameters between the birds fed 12 and 14 g Digestarom® and those fed oxytetracycline except for cost/kg which was significantly (P<0.05) better for birds fed 12 g Digestarom compared to both oxytetracycline and the control group. There was no recorded mortality for any group.  Digestarom® does not affect the carcass parameters considered except dress weight which was higher in birds fed 12 g compared to those fed 10 g, and breast which was significantly (P<0.05) higher in the group birds fed 12 g/100kg compared to the control. Digestarom® at 12 g/100kg significantly improved final weight, weight gain and FCR at both starter and finisher phases, and at 14 g/100kgimproves feed conversion in the starter. Similarly, it lowers feed cost and improves the feed conversion ratio ultimately leading to more profit.

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Published
2024-05-20
How to Cite
Saleh, I., Bawa, G. S., Onimisi, P. A., Sekoni A. A., & Mohammed, A. T. (2024). Performance of Broiler Chicken Fed Diets Containing Different Inclusion Levels of Digestarom® as a Replacement for Antibiotic Growth Promoters. Nigerian Journal of Animal Science and Technology (NJAST), 7(1), 28 - 36. Retrieved from http://njast.com.ng/index.php/home/article/view/310

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