Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Aloe Vera and Amla Fruit Powder on the  Growth Performance of Broiler Chicken

Naushali Gujar; Rajni Arora; Basant Bais; A K Jhirwal

doi:10.48165/ijapm.2024.40.1.10

Authors

Naushali Gujar Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, RAJUVAS, Bikaner, Rajasthan – 334001
Rajni Arora Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, RAJUVAS, Bikaner, Rajasthan – 334001.
Basant Bais Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, RAJUVAS, Bikaner, Rajasthan – 334001.
A K Jhirwal Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, RAJUVAS, Bikaner, Rajasthan – 334001.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijapm.2024.40.1.10

Keywords:

Aloe vera, Amla fruit powder, growth performance, broiler

Abstract

The study was conducted to observe the effect of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) and Amla fruit (Emblica officinalis) powder supplementation alone and in combination on growth performance of broiler chicken. Un-sexed, apparently healthy, day old broiler chicks (240 in number) were randomly allocated to four groups with four replicates having 15 birds in each. Broilers were fed ration as per BIS (2007) standards. The supplementation of Aloe vera and Amla fruit powder alone and in combination showed highly significant (P<0.01) effect on feed consumption, body weight gain and feed conversion ratio. The study revealed that the inclusion of Aloe vera at 1 per cent and Amla fruit powder at 1 per cent alone and in combination enhanced the overall growth performance of broilers.

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