Influence of adding different levels of ginger ( Zingiber Officinale) root powder to the diet on serum proteins percentage of blood broiler male chickens

Abstract

This experiment was conducted during the period from 25/9/2009 to 30/11/2009 to investigate the effect of different levels of adding ginger root powder (Zingiber officiale ) to the diet on serum proteins percentage of blood broiler male chick. 240 broiler chicks of one-day old were equally divided into four groups, 3 replicates per group (20 chicks/replicate). Chicks were allocated on unique ration supplemented with 0(control), 500, 750 and 1000 of ginger root powder during the experimental period (56 days).Results indicated that pre – albumin, Transferring were not significantly affected by dietary treatment at ( 4 and 8 weeks) of age .serum Albumin and post - albumin in treatment 4 was significantly (p < 0.01) higher as compared with treatments 1 , while treatments 4 were (p<0.01) higher in γ – Globulin at 4 weeks of age. Albumin / Globulin was significantly (p<0.01) higher in treatments 4 than the others at 4 weeks of age.At 8 weeks of age Albumin and post – Albumin were significantly (p<0.01) higher for the treatments 2,3,4 as compared with the treatments 1. γ – Globulin was significantly (p<0.01) higher for the treatments 2, 3 , 4 as compared with the treatments 1 .In conclusion it appear that adding ginger root powder can be used as one of the important nutritive additives that added had the best results considering plasma protein levels.