author(s)
Bhupendra Kaswan, Dinesh Jain, T Sharma, RK Dhuria, Umesh Kumar Prajapat and Yogesh Arya

abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the optimum level of supplementation of Garlic (Allium sativum) powder in the ration of Kadaknath layers and to assess the effect of supplementation of Garlic (Allium sativum) powder as feed additive on performance of Kadaknath layers. A feeding trial of twelve weeks using 150 birds of 39 weeks old Kadaknath layers was conducted followed by five days metabolic trial. The birds were divided into five treatments having three replicates in each group with 10 birds in each replicate. The treatment T₁ i.e. control group fed on unsupplemented diet and T_2, T₃, T₄, T₅ supplemented with 0.5%, 1%, 1.5% and 2% level, of Garlic powder along with basal diet, respectively. The results of present study revealed no significant effect of Garlic supplementation in all carcass characteristics with no detrimental effect on layers.