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Effect of dietary supplementation of turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder on the carcass quality of commercial broiler chicken
Authors
D Choudhury, JD Mahanta, D Sapcota, BN Saikia
Abstract
A six weeks period trial was carried out to study the effect on carcass quality and organoleptic evaluation of commercial broiler chicken due to turmeric powder supplementation as feed additive. A number of 144 day-old commercial broiler chicks (Cobb 400) from a single hatch randomly divided into four groups viz. T0, T1, T2 and T3 supplemented with turmeric powder at the rate of 0.00, 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75%, respectively which consist of 36 birds per group, further sub divided into 3 replicates with 12 birds per sub group. The mean body weight per broiler significantly increased (P<0.01) in turmeric supplemented group compared to control while carcass traits like dressed weight, dressing percentage, per cent relative organ weights, except liver and giblet yield showed non-significant (P>0.05). Mean scores for organoleptic evaluation of meat under different treatment groups did not differ significantly. Thus the present study suggests that the turmeric powder can be safely used as a natural feed additive in broiler chicken diet.
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Pages:27-31
How to cite this article:
D Choudhury, JD Mahanta, D Sapcota, BN Saikia "Effect of dietary supplementation of turmeric (<em>Curcuma longa</em>) powder on the carcass quality of commercial broiler chicken". International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Vol 4, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 27-31
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