ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
A. RANJAN1, S.A. AMRUTKAR2*, R.C. KULKARNI3, A.A. DEVANGARE4, V.B. DONGRE5, M.M. VAIDYA6, L.S. KOKATE7, C.P. SHELKE8
1College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440006, India
2College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440006, India
3College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440006, India
4College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440006, India
5College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440006, India
6College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440006, India
7College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440006, India
8College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440006, India
* Corresponding Author : drsuhasamrutkar@gmail.com
Received : 01-09-2018 Accepted : 12-10-2018 Published : 15-10-2018
Volume : 10 Issue : 19 Pages : 7281 - 7284
Int J Agr Sci 10.19 (2018):7281-7284
Keywords : Broiler, Hedge Lucerne leaf meal, growth performance, FCR
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440006, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed
The present study was planned to study the effect of varying level of dried hedge lucerne (Desmanthus virgatus) leaf meal (HLLM) supplemented with and without multienzyme through feed on the growth performance. 312 day old broiler chicks were equally divided into six groups of four replicates each having 13 chicks. Different treatment were viz. Group To - negative control (standard broiler diet without HLLM & multienzyme), Group T1 - 3% HLLM, Group T2 - 6% HLLM, Group T3 - positive control (standard broiler diet without HLLM & with multienzyme), Group T4 - 3% HLLM with multienzyme, and Group T5 - 6% HLLM with multienzyme. At the end of experiment, it was observed that broilers fed diet containing 6% HLLM supplemented with multienzyme T5 had significantly higher body weight followed by T4, T3, T2, T1 and least in control group T0. Positive control (T3) showed significantly higher body weight than negative control (T0). Mean values of body weight gain (g) showed no significant variation among different treatment groups. Cumulative feed intake (g/bird/week) among different treatments during 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th week did not differ significantly. However, during 1st week and 5th week, cumulative feed intake (g/bird/week) differed significantly among the treatments groups. Feed conversion ratios were significantly different (P<0.05) among treatments groups during all 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th week. At the end of experiment, feed conversion ratios was significantly (P<0.05) better in T3, T4, and T5, T1 and T2 were intermediate compared to T0. Positive control (T3) showed better FCR than negative control (T0). Among groups which were not supplemented with multienzyme, T1 (3% HLLM) and T2 (6% HLLM) had better FCR than negative control. However no significant difference was observed among multienzyme supplemented group. T4 (3% HLLM with multienzyme) had significantly better FCR than T1 (3% HLLM). Similarly, T5 (6% HLLM with multienzyme) had significantly better FCR than T2 (6% HLLM).
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