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Volume 24(8): 497-502, 2020.
Effect of Ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi) dry seed powder supplement on Ross 308 broiler
performance.
Sargazizadeh Ghaem1,
Kashfiyeganeh Ghazal2
1Department of pharmacology, Faculty of
Veterinary Specialized Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad
University, 2; Department of surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Specialized
Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
ABSTRACT
Ghaem S, Ghazal K., Effect
of Ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi) dry seed powder supplement on Ross 308 broiler
performance, Onl J Vet Res., 24(8): 497-502, 2020. We report effect of effect of Ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi) seed supplement
on feed intake, feed conversion ratio and live weight gain on Ross 308 broilers.
Groups of 40 day old Ross-308 broiler chicks each were supplemented 5 g/kg
(0.5%), 10 g/kg (1%) or 20g/kg (2%) Ajowan seed
powder per Kg basal diet. Control chicks were given 0.5% tetracycline or basal
diet without supplement. Feed intake, daily live weight gain and feed
conversion ratio were compared with untreated controls and antibiotic groups. Compared
with controls we found increases (P < 0.05) in feed intake (~8%) and live
weight gain (14%) in birds supplement 1-2% Ajowan. Our
findings suggest that 2% Trachyspermum ammi seed
supplement may improve intake, weight gain and feed conversion ratio in
broilers by 5 weeks. However lower concentrations show little benefit.
Key-words: Trachyspermum ammi, Supplement, Broilers.
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