Effect of Stresroak in Preventing Aflatoxicosis in Broilers (original) (raw)

Experimental study in ninety day old broilers was undertaken by dividing them into three groups having thirty chicks in each group by feeding them with dietary aflatoxinB1@ dose of 150 ppb in groups II and 150 ppb + Stresroak @ 1gm/kg of feed in group III and without aflatoxin in the feed serve as control I for a period of 45 days. The present study was conducted to study the aflatoxinB1and to evaluate the efficacy of a Stresroak @ 1gm/kg in the broiler feed. Ninety vencob day old broiler chicks were divided into three groups of thirty chicks each. Group I was given normal feed, which served as a healthy control. Group II, fed with normal feed with aflatoxinB1 @ 150 ppb, served as the treatment control. Groups III, were fed with aflatoxinB1 @ 150 + Stresroak @ 1gm/kg given in the diet, respectively. These treatments were continued to all the experimental chicks up to sixth weeks of age. The haematological study revealed that values of haemoglobin were 12.10+0.62, 9.12+0.38, 10.10+0.11 g/dl, total erythrocyte count 3.90+0.10, 3.27+0.12, 3.59+0.17 x 106/mm3, total leukocyte count 24.96+0.50, 21.30+0.70, 22.60+0.47x 103/mm3 in the groups I, II & III respectively. Haemoglobin, total erythrocyte count, total leukocyte count values showed that significant decreased and at par values (p < 0.01) in groups II and III as compared with control group I. Thus from above observations it was concluded that dietary aflatoxin @ dose of 150 ppb fed birds revealed adverse effect on haematological values which results into economical losses to farmers, consumers, animal products & stresroak fed with aflatoxin @ dose of 150 ppb showed ameliorative effect on haematological values in broiler chickens.