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Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 24 (3):134-138, 2020.
Effects of fenugreek supplement on
performance, immune markers and microbial flora in Ross 308 broilers.
Omid
Parvizi 1, Saeed Radmanesh2 and
Reza Taherkhani3
1Department(s)
of Animal Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Karaj, 2Veterinary
Medicine, Islamic Azad University Sanandaj Branch, Sanandaj, 3Animal Sciences, Faculty of
Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
ABSTRACT
Parvizi O, Radmanesh
S, Taherkhani R., Effects of fenugreek supplement on
performance, immune markers and microbial flora in Ross 308 broilers, Onl J Vet Res., 24
(3):134-138, 2020. We report effect of fenugreek supplement on immune markers
and intestinal micro-flora in broiler chicks. Groups of one day Ross 308 broiler
were fed basal diet with or without 100, 200 and 250 ppm fenugreek essential
oil. Feed intake, body weight gain and feed conversion ratio were calculated at
30 and 38 days. Wing vein blood was taken for red blood cell and Influenza and
Newcastle disease vaccine antibody levels and carcass traits were determined. Compared with controls, we found no
differences in feed intake between any group. However
200ppm fenugreek may have reduced (P < 0.05) daily weight gain (~13%),
increased conversion ratios (12%) but reduced weight (9%) at slaughter. The
higher dose of 250ppm fenugreek powder appeared to have decreased (P < 0.05)
gizzard weight (~17%) but had no effect on intestine or liver weights. Results
suggest that 100-200ppm Fenugreek increased influenza antibody titers ~13% but had
no effect on Newcastle or sheep red blood cell antibody. Our more significant
findings (P < 0.01) were 7-17% declines in intestinal Escherichia coli and 9-12% increase in lactobacillus spp. (Table 5)
in broilers given fenugreek.
Key words: Broiler chicks, Fenugreek,
Performance, Immune markers, flora.
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