Effects of supplementing garlic pulp and aloe Vera jelly in drinking water on feed intake, growth rate and carcass characteristics of finished broilers

Abstract

The experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of using garlic pulp and aloe Vera jelly in drinking water on feed intake, growth rate, and carcass characteristics of finished broilers. A total of 225 broilers aged 21 days were randomly allotted into three treatments each replicated thrice with 25 birds per replicate during 35 days under observation to attain 56 days old. The experimental birds were assigned to three treatments i.e. T1 offered 2g/l of Aloe vera jelly, T2 garlic pulp, and T3 1g/l of oxytetracycline 20% in drinking water during 22^nd to 26^th days as the first dose, followed by the second dose on 49^th-53^rd day. On the 56^th day thirty birds (ten from each treatment) were randomly picked and purposively slaughtered to determine carcass characteristics. There was no significant difference (p<0.05) for the use of garlic pulp, aloe Vera jelly, and oxytetracycline in drinking water on feed intake, growth rate, and carcass characteristics of the experimental broilers. Therefore it is concluded that the inclusion of aloe vera jelly and garlic pulp in drinking water at the used rate in this study has no significant effect on feed intake, weight gain, and carcass characteristics on finishing commercial broilers. Possibly, to impose a desirable effect on the variables under the study, higher supplementation and a prolonged period of administration of the used herb and spice could bring about positive effects on the study variables.