Evaluation of dietary supplementation of Aloe vera as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters in broiler production


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Muhammad Zeeshan Akram,Muhamad Salman,Hassan Jalal,Muhammad ZeUmair Asghar,Zeshan Ali,Muhammad Hassan Javed,Minahil Khan

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3

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1

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Objective: This study was planned to evaluate the extracts of Aloe vera (AV) at three different pH as a growth promoter, immunostimulant and coccidiostat agent in broiler production. Materials and Methods: This experiment was undertaken for a period of 35 days in the Institute of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. A total of 150 day-old broiler birds (Cobb) were randomly assigned to 5 treatments with 3 replicates of 10 chicks each. Birds were offered commercial broiler starter and finisher diets supplemented with 100 mg/kg enramycin (ANT), 50 ml/liter AV of pH 3 (AV1), 50 ml/liter AV of pH 7 (AV2), 50 ml/liter AV of pH 12 (AV3) and only fresh clean water (CON). Results: The results revealed that ANT and AV1 treatments caused a significantly (P

Keyword :

Newcastle disease; Infectious bursal disease; immunity; antibiotics; growth promotors
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