Effect of Turmeric Rhizomes Powder to the Diet on Productive Performance , Chemical Composition of Meat and some Blood Parameters of Broiler Chickens

Abstract

This experiment aimed to study the effect of different levels of Turmeric Curcuma longa Rhizomes powder (TRP) to the diet on productive performance , Chemical Composition of meat and some blood parameters of broiler chickens. One hundred twenty (Ross) one day old broiler chicks were randomly assigned to four treatments each containing three replicates in each replicate ten chicks. Levels (TRP) was supplemented to the basal diet at 0.0 (control), 5, 7, and 9 g/kg diet (treatments 2-4), respectively and the trail was lasted for 6 weeks. Results showed that of levels (TRP) supplementation at 7 g/kg of diet (T3) significantly (p < 0.05) improved body weight, and body weight gain of broiler chicken, while had significantly (p > 0.05) effect on feed intake, feed conversion ratio and when compared with the control. Also significantly (p > 0.05) decreased( T3) in serum concentration of cholesterol and triglycerides compared with the control. Results indicated that no significant effect of(TRP) on the Chemical Composition of meat in each treatments l. The present results showed that (TRP)can be successfully fed (T3) improved the productive performance and some biochemical blood serum parameters of broiler chickens.