The Effect of Using Natural or Biotic Dietary Supplements in Poultry Nutrition on the Effectiveness of Meat Production

Abstract

The goal of the research was to investigate the effect of dietary natural or biotic additives such as garlic, black pepper, and chili pepper powder in poultry nutrition on sustainable and economic efficiency of this type of production. A total of eight dietary treatments with 1200 broiler chickens of hybrid line Hubbard were formed, with four replicates. During the experimental period, chickens were fed with three period mixtures diets of different average costs: Starter compound mixture two weeks (0.38 €/kg in all treatments), grower compound mixture next three weeks (0.36, 0.38, 0.40, 0.41, 0.46, 0.39, 0.42, and 0.39 €/kg, respectively), and finisher compound mixture for the final week (0.34, 0.36, 0.38, 0.39, 0.44, 0.37, 0.40, and 0.37 €/kg, respectively). The experiment lasted a total of 42 days. Upon finishing the experiment, results have shown statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences regarding the European broiler index (EBI) as one of the indicators of economic efficacy. The EBI was lowest in the control treatment (220.4) and significantly higher in experimental treatments (298.6), respectively. In cost, a calculation included the cost of feed and used natural or biotic supplements in chicken nutrition. The findings of the study of economic efficiency revealed that the cost per treatment rises depends on the natural additive used. Economic efficiency analysis showed that the most economical natural additive with the lowest cost is garlic (0.68 €/kg), while the most uneconomical is treatment with black pepper with the highest cost of body weight gain (0.82 €/kg). This higher cost of the gained meat is minimal as a consequence of a much healthier and more nutritious food meant for human use, which often promotes sustainable aspects, compared to conventional and industrialized poultry production.

Supplementing Garlic Nanohydrogel Optimized Growth, Gastrointestinal Integrity and Economics and Ameliorated Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens Using a Clostridium perfringens Challenge Model

“…The profitability ratio and economic efficiency were similar to the NC group, suggesting the use of G-NHG as a potential alternative for the AGPs. In accordance, garlic powder was proved to be the cost effective natural additive [81]. Moreover, supplementation of garlic extract had the highest net return and revenue offering the lowest cost/benefit ratio [82].…”

Analysis of economic results of dietary medicinal plants usage in broilers production

“…Our results have shown that the inclusion of dietary medicinal plants has good and positive influence on the chicken's diet, suggesting that a reduction in some nutrients in the dietary combination be considered. Studies have demonstrated that supplementing a basic meal with 1% mint leaves reduces feed cost/kg of live body weight growth in broiler chickens (Puvača et al, 2020). Furthermore, the findings of other authors' assessments of the net profit in the economic research, revenue, and total cost revealed that a blend of dietary medicinal plants in the broilers diet had maximum profitability in comparison to diets lacking herbal ingredients.…”

“…Over the last few years, medicinal plants as dietary supplement prices have been reduced primarily because of many competitors appearing in the marketplace (Puvača et al, 2020). Nevertheless, in long run, we can predict that the price of main nutrients sources used in daily animal nutrition stays high (Popović et al, 2018).…”

A combination of garlic oil and cooked chilli oil could be effective and efficient for pigeon production

“…Chilli and garlic are two common cost‐efficient spices that are rich in essential oils, and the price of essential oils extracted from them per kilogram was only a quarter of that of essential oils such as oregano and cinnamon in the Chinese market. Puvača et al (2020) found that the broiler meat production efficiency of feed supplemented with 1% garlic, black pepper and chilli powder were 0.74, 0.82 and 0.78 €/kg respectively, which showed the feasibility of spreading the spice additive. Allicin is the major antimicrobial and antioxidant phytochemicals in garlic.…”