Effect of Water Based Infusion ofAloe
barbedensis, Pimpinella anisum, Berberis lycium, Trigonella foenum
graecum and Allium sativumon The Performance of Broiler Chicks
Fazal Raziq, Sarzamin Khan*, Naila Chand,
Muhammad Mushtaq, Rafiullah, Sayed Muhammad Suhail1 and
Alam Zeb2
Department of Poultry Science; 1Department
of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary
Sciences, Khyber Pakhtukhwa
Agricultural University, Peshawar; 2Livestock & Diary
Development Department, Peshawar, Pakistan *Corresponding author:
dr.zaminaup@gmail.com
Abstract
Present study explored the potentials of infusion
of medicinal plants (Aloe barbedensis,
Pimpinella anisum, Berberis lycium, Trigonella foenum graecum, Allium sativum)
mixture in broiler chicks at a ratio of 1:3:1:2:1, respectively. For this
purpose 240 chicks were randomly assigned into four major groups, namely; A, B,
C and D. Each group was further divided into two subgroups with three replicates
of ten chicks each. One of the subgroups was vaccinated against
Newcastle
disease (ND), Infectious bronchitis (IB) and Infectious bursal disease (IBD)
according to locally adopted vaccination schedule keeping the other subgroup as
non vaccinated control. Experimental birds in groups A, B, and C were provided
with mentioned infusion @ 20, 10 and 5ml per litre of drinking water while group
D was maintained as control. Relevant data were recorded throughout the
experiment and or at the termination of the experiment and subjected to
statistical analysis. Significantly lower (P<0.05) mean feed intake (3258.33 g)
and better feed conversion ratio (1.87) was recorded in group A. Other
parameters like weight gain (1739.74 g), antibody titer against Newcastle disease (7.1),
Infectious bursal disease (3300.5) and high density lipoprotein (71.6 g/dl) were
significantly increased (P <0.05) in chicks from group A. Similarly blood
cholesterol (145.6 g/dl), trigyceride (145.8 g/dl) and low density lipoprotein
(57.5 g/dl) were significantly reduced in group A. Overall vaccinated group had
higher (P<0.05) antibody titer 7.2, 1796.2, 3202.8 against ND, IB and IBD,
respectively compared to non-vaccinated group and had no influence on lipid
profile. It was concluded that the infusion from the above plants in mentioned
composition may not only be effectively used for improved broiler performance
and better immunity but also to reduce the cholesterol level.