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    EFFECT OF DRINKING WATER OF DIFFERENT SOURCES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BROILER CHICKEN DURING MONSOON SEASON
    (College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, 2019-07) KALITA, SANGHAMITRA; Mahanta, J. D.
    The present study was undertaken with a view to compare the effect of drinking water of different sources on the performance of commercial broiler chicken during monsoon season. A total of 450 day-old commercial broiler chicks (Cobb 400) having similar body weight from a single hatch were procured from a local hatchery of Guwahati city. The chicks were weighed and randomly divided into ten experimental groups namely, untreated group with ring well water, treated group with ring well water, untreated group with tube well water, treated group with tube well water, untreated group with bore well water, treated group with bore well water, untreated group with pond water, treated group with pond water, untreated group with rain water and treated group with rain water. Each group consisted of 45 chickens. Further each group was again subdivided in 3 replicates containing 15 chicks in each group. The chicks were wing banded and reared under deep litter system of management throughout the experimental period of 6 weeks following standard and uniform managmental practices. The birds were offered both untreated and treated drinking water of these five sources. The treatment of water was done with the combination of acidifier and sanitizer at the rate each of 0.05 ml per liter of drinking water. The water samples from all the untreated and treated groups were analysed for various physico-chemical and microbiological parameters. During the period of experiment, performance traits of broiler chicken comprising of daily water and feed intake, weekly water and feed consumption, weekly body weight and body weight gain, FCR, BPEI and economy of production were recorded. The carcass traits, certain haematological and biochemical parameter of broiler chicken offered different sources of water were also determined The average value of pH and turbidity of both untreated and treated drinking water differed significantly (P0.05) among the broiler chicken offered different sources and treatment of water. The biochemical parameters namely total serum protein and serum glucose were estimated for broiler chicken offered different sources and treatment of water. The total serum protein levels did not differ significantly (P>0.05) among the broiler chickens offered different sources and treatment of water. However, the serum glucose levels differed significantly (P<0.05) among the broiler chicken offered different sources and treatment of water. The treatment of water significantly (P<0.05) increased the total serum glucose levels of all the groups of broiler chicken offered differed sources of water. Thus, it is concluded that during monsoon season, all the physico-chemical and microbiological qualities of drinking water were found to be within the maximum permissible level after treatment with the combination of Acidifier and Sanitizer @0.01%. Hence, all the treated sources of water under study will be more useful for broiler chicken production during monsoon season.