Evaluation of Phytogenic Mixture on Water Intake Indices in caged Broilers

Author: Pooja Singh, Neeraj, Ramesh Pandey, Amit Kumar Singh, Vipin Verma, Pradum and Waibhav Kumar

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Abstract

Availability of potable water is limited and is becoming lower in present day. A huge amount of water is utilised by livestock and poultry sector which creates a direct or indirect competition with human needs for availability of water. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of phytogenic feed mixture on water intake and different efficiency ratios of utilization of water. For this experiment, 48 straight run Cobb 400 broiler chicks of same body weight were randomly distributed into three comparable groups viz. Control (no supplementation), T1 (0.25% phytogenic mixture) and T2 (0.5% phytogenic mixture). Each group contained 16 birds in 4 cross 4 replication. This study continued for 28 days. Results of this study showed that there was non- significant (P>0.05) effect of phytogenic mixture on water intake in broilers. However, there was significant (P<0.01) improvement of in water intake per unit feed intake, body weight, and body weight gain than control group broilers. It can be concluded that supplementation of phytogenic mixture in broilers may not adversely increase or decrease water intake. In addition to this, supplementation of phytogenic mixture (@0.25% and 0.50% of feed) improved different efficiency ratios of utilization of water for feed intake, body weight, and body weight gain than control group broilers.

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Broilers, phytogenic mixture, water intake, water efficiency ratios

Conclusion

Based on the findings of this study it can be concluded that dietary supplementation of phytogenic mixture @0.25% and 0.50% in feed of broilers did not adversely increased or decreased water intake. However, it was found that phytogenic mixture @0.25% and 0.50% in feed may improve the efficiency of utilization of water in broilers for feed intake, body weight and body weight gain. In our study, there was less number of birds. Hence, we recommend conducting a study which involves more number of broilers in different rearing systems in different climatic regions.

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Pooja Singh, Neeraj, Ramesh Pandey, Amit Kumar Singh, Vipin Verma, Pradum and Waibhav Kumar (2023). Evaluation of Phytogenic Mixture on Water Intake Indices Incaged Broilers. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(4): 40-46.