Effect of Supplementing Natural Feed Additives: Black Cumin, Fenugreek and Turmeric on the Growth Performance and Economic Efficiency of Broiler Chickens (original) (raw)

A study was conducted to find the effect of black cumin (Nigella sativa L.), fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) and turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) seeds as natural feed additives on broiler performance. A total of 315 day-old unsexed broiler chicks (Cobb 500) were randomly allocated to seven treatment groups with three replicates of 15 each reared for 49 days. The experimental diets were: Control (T ), black cumin seed 0 1 g kg (T ), black cumin 2 g kg (T ), fenugreek powder 1 g kg (T ), fenugreek 2 g kg (T ), turmeric powder 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 kg , turmeric (T ) and turmeric powder 2 g kg (T ). Live body weight (LBW), body weight gain (BWG) and 1 1 5 6 average daily gain (ADG) of chickens was not influenced by the natural dietary treatments (P 0.05) as anticipated through the experiment. Natural feed additive treatment diets ensured high feed conversion efficiency (P 0.01) than the control diet group over starter and finisher phases. The supplementation of turmeric and black cumi...