Effect of dietary supplementation of Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder on the performance of commercial broiler chicken
J Deka, JD Mahanta, KP Kalita, D Choudhury, HF Ahmed and S Tamuly
The present experiment was conducted to study the effect of supplementation of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder (NLP) on the performance of commercial broiler chicken. A total of 144 day-old commercial broiler chicks (Cobb 400) were randomly divided into four groups viz. T0 (only basal diet as control), T1 (basal diet +0.1 % NLP), T2 (basal diet +0.2 % NLP) and T3 (basal diet +0.3 % NLP) consisting of 36 birds per group and further subdivided into 3 replicates of 12 chicks each. Supplementation of 0.3% Neem leaf powder improved the total feed consumption, significantly (P<0.05) improved final body weight and body weight gain. The final body weight per broiler was highest in T3 group (2048.61 ± 24.27 g) followed by T2 group (1939.64 ± 20.63 g), T1 (1744.12 ± 45.71 g) and T0 (1710.29 ± 38.32 g). At the end of the experimental period best FCR (1.75), highest BPEI (117.06) and higher gross profit was obtained in T3 group among the different experimental groups.
J Deka, JD Mahanta, KP Kalita, D Choudhury, HF Ahmed, S Tamuly. Effect of dietary supplementation of Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder on the performance of commercial broiler chicken. J Entomol Zool Stud 2019;7(3):658-663.