NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND ECONOMY OF FEED CONVERSION OF BROILER CHICKEN ADMINISTERED COMPOSITE BLEND OF GARLC, GINGER AND NEEM LEAVES
Abstract
The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of administering composite blend of garlic, ginger and neem leave on nutrient digestibility and economy of feed conversion and to also determine the optimum level of inclusion that will ensure better performance in broiler chicken. A total of 120 (cobb 308) birds were subjected to an eight-week study period. Chicks were randomly allocated to four treatments with 3 replicate and 10 birds per replicate in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The inclusion level of the composite blend was control, normal antibiotics, 100ml of extracts in 1 litre of water and 200ml in 1 litre of water which is designated as T1, T2, T3 and T4 respectively. The birds were reared under battery cage with intensive care giving to them. The administration of the composite extract significantly (p
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