Effect of Exogenous Emulsifiers in Energy-Restricted Fed Broiler Chicken

Pankaj Kumar Singh

Published on: 2021-12-15

Abstract

This study was planned to evaluate the effect of synthetic and herbal exogenous emulsifiers in energy restricted fed broiler chicken on production performance in broiler chickens during a 35-day feeding trial. A total of 180, day-old Cobb 400Y strain broiler chicks were locally procured, weighed individually and divided into four treatment groups (T1: Standard basal diet without emulsifier (control), T2: Basal diet with 3% less metabolisable energy, Treatment T3:Basal diet with 3% less metabolisable energy + synthetic emulsifier @250 g/tonne of feed and T4: Basal diet with 3% less metabolisable energy + herbal emulsifier@250 g/tonne of feed) each with three replicates of 15 chicks following completely randomised design during a 35-day feeding trial. Growth performances were measured weekly in terms of body weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio and performance index. Results revealed that body weight gain of overall period was significant (p<0.05) T1 birds have highest gain (1925.53 g), T4 (1823.93 g), T3 (1801g) are comparable but it was higher than T2 (1681 g). Feed conversion ratio of overall period was significant different (P<0.05) among different treatment groups. Lowest FCR (1.60) was recorded in (T1) which was significantly higher as compared to T2, T3, and T4 group. It was concluded that decrease in 3% metabolisable energy of broiler chicken diet depressed growth performance and economics of broiler chicken whereas, dietary supplementation of synthetic or herbal emulsifier @ 250 gm/tonne of energy restricted soyabean oil based broiler feed improved the growth performance and economics of broiler chickens.