author(s)
PK Pradhan, S Kanungo, LK Babu, K Sethy, PK Pati and SM Nanda

abstract
The present experiment was conducted to assess the effect of ginger supplementation on the blood Haemato-biochemical and immuno response of black rock broiler chicken. One hundred twenty numbers of day old black rock broiler chicks were distributed to 04 groups having 30 birds in each. Each group consists of three replicates with 10 birds in each replicate. Ginger was supplemented at the label of 0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5% in four groups respectively through the feed. The experiment continued for 42 days. The mean Hb(%), PCV(%), TEC(×10⁶/µl), TLC(×10³/µl), MCV(fl), MCHC(%) at 6^th week of Black rock broiler birds in all the groups ranged from 9.44±0.06 to 9.8±0.21, 28.36±1.10 to 30.68±1.57, 2.72±0.12 to 2.90±0.24, 19.53±1.67 to 20.05±1.96,102.96±7.35 to 109.52±12.34 and 32.40±2.35 to 33.88±0.63 showing non-significant difference among the treatments. Serum biochemicals like glucose, total protein, albumin, globulin, urea, creatinine, uric acid did not differ significantly (P>0.05), but serum cholesterol and triglycerides decreased significantly (P<0.05) in treatment birds than control. The present research result has shown conspicuous enhancement in immunity status when tested with foot pad infusion of PHA-P and antibody production against sheep red blood cells. It may be concluded that supplementation of ginger powder enhanced the immunity and decreased the total cholesterol in black rock bird.