EFFECTS OF GARLIC AND GINGER SUPPLEMENTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BROILERS

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of garlic, ginger and GG (garlic plus ginger) supplement on the performance of broilers. Forty Day Old Chicks were divided into four groups (A, B, C and D) and each group remains 10 broilers. Group A was kept for control which provided fresh feed and drinking water, Group B was treated with 1 g of garlic per kg feed, Group C was treated with 1 g of ginger per kg feed and Group D was treated both of 0.5 g garlic plus 0.5 g ginger per kg feed respectively. Weekly observations were recorded for live body weight, Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) and blood parameters of birds for 35th days. All the treatment groups B (2.48±0.05**), C (2.51±58.02** ) and D (2.52±0.03* ) recorded significantly (p<0.01) higher means for live body weight than that of control A (2.21±0.08) group. All the treatment groups showed non-significant increase in weekly gain in weight, feed consumption and feed efficiency as compared to that of control group. In Bangladesh broilers production is mainly performed by non-technical farmers. The broiler production demand is very high because it supports short return of money but major problem is cost maintenance. The initial body weight of group A, B, C and D on 7th of this experiment were 174±7.30g, 175±7.30g, 173±7.30g and 178±7.30g respectively and after 35th day of experiment final body weight were 2217±0.08g, 2487±0.05**g, 2511±58.02g and 2524±0.03*g respectively. The net body weight gain were 2.04±7.22g, 2.31±7.25**g, 2.333±58.02g and 2.34±36.87*g respectively and economics of production were analyzed and found that net profit per broiler was 39.16Tk, 57.22Tk, 62.88Tk and 64.12Tk respectively. Hematological parameters were not significantly difference observed among RBC, Hb, PCV and ESR of the treated group compared to control group. The present study can be concluded that broiler production by using herbal supplement may be profitable and suitable for human consumption.