Effect of garlic powder on performance and lipid profile of broilers

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding garlic powder (GP) on the performance, digestibility, digestive organs, carcass cuts and lipid profile of broilers. A total of 270 day-old Cobb-500 chicks were used in the experiment. Birds were partitioned into three experimental groups of 90 birds in each. Each treatment was composed of 6 replicates with 15 birds in each. The control group was fed with a commercial starter and finisher diet. The second and third groups were supplemented with GP at the rate of 0.2% and 0.4% respectively. In the last week of experiment, 18 birds from each experimental group (3 birds per replicate) were used in a metabolic trial. At the time of termination of the experiment, the same number of birds were killed for digestive organs and carcass components measurements. Blood samples from 3 birds per replicate were collected on 3 rd , 5 th and 6 th week post feeding from wing vein for blood lipid profile determination. Total cholesterol (COL), triglycerides (TG), high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels were determined. Results of this study showed that GP had no significant effects on broilers weight gain, feed intake (FI), feed conversion ratio (FCR), carcass cuts, visceral organs. However, GP decreased (P < 0.05) COL, TG, LDL and increased HDL levels compared to control birds. The dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP) and ether extract (EE) digestibility were improved by feeding GP. It can be concluded that GP could provide positive advantages in broilers performance.

Effect of garlic and neem leaf powder supplementation on growth performance and carcass traits in broilers

“…Similar findings with respect to increased FCR were reported by earlier researchers [9,10,12,18,20,21]. In contrary to findings of this study, some authors observed that the supplementation of garlic and neem leaves had no significant (p>0.05) effect FCR [14,16,[22][23][24][25][26].…”

Effect of dietary garlic powder and probiotics supplementation on growth performance of male Ross 308 broilers

“…Furthermore, it contains a varying amount of allicin, vitamins (vitamin С, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin), selenium and potassium (Anonymous, 2014a). The dietary supplementation of garlic powder in chickens was found to be beneficial for growth performance (Raeesi et al, 2010;Issa and Omar, 2012;Elagib et al, 2013).…”

“…Furthermore, it contains a varying amount of allicin, vitamins (vitamin С, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin), selenium and potassium (Anonymous, 2014a). The dietary supplementation of garlic powder in chickens was found to be beneficial for growth performance (Raeesi et al, 2010;Issa and Omar, 2012;Elagib et al, 2013).The combination of probiotics with substances with prebiotic activity improves the effect of the former due to creation of more favorable environment for replication of probiotic bacteria in poultry gut. This study was aimed at evaluating the growth performance of male classic broiler chickens whose feed was supplemented with either garlic powder, probiotics or both.…”

Intestinal morphology, digestive organ size and digesta pH of broiler chickens fed diets supplemented with or without <i>Moringa oleifera</i> leaf meal

“…Glutathione peroxidase is one of the most important antioxidants in the body and of significant importance for the digestive tract, gastrointestinal mucosa and the liver (Bengmark, 1998). Thus, further exploration of such morphological changes in gastrointestinal tissues, which are supposedly caused by plant feed additives, could provide further information on possible benefits to the digestive tract (Windisch et al, 2008;Issa et al, 2012). The objective of this experiment was to determine the effects of dietary additive supplementation of M. oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) on digestive organ size, intestinal morphology and digesta pH of broiler chickens.…”