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    JAMUN (Syzygium cumini) SEED SUPPLEMENTATION FOR PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS STUDY IN COMMERCIAL BROILER CHICKEN
    (KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, NANDINAGAR, BIDAR, 2022) ADARSH, J.; SUMA, N.)
    Objectives of the experiment was to study the effect of Jamun (Syzygium cumini) seeds on growth, carcass characteristics and serum biochemical parameters of commercial broiler birds. Treatment diets comprised of different levels of Jamun (Syzyzium cumini) seeds i.e. 0, 0.5%, 1% and 1.5%, respectively from T1 to T4. All the diets were maintained as isonitrogenous and isocaloric as per ICAR, 2013 standards. Two hundred and forty commercial chicks were selected, wing banded, weighed and randomly distributed to 4- treatment groups of 5-replicates each in a completely randomized design. Per cent composition of Jamun seeds revealed that OM-95.11%, CP-5.10%, EE-0.57%, CF-4.07%, TA-4.89% and NFE-85.37%. Body weights and FCR values were found to be statistically significant at sixth week. Mean cumulative feed consumption per bird among various treatment groups was 4204g, 4211g, 4232g and 4300g in T1, T2, T3 and T4, respectively. Metabolizability of OM, EE and CF of experimental diets differed significantly and ranged from 68.18(T4) to 73.02(T1); 76.13(T4) to 81.12(T1) and from 46.78(T4) to 53.23(T1) per cent, respectively. At the end of day-42, mean total cholesterol values in different dietary treatments were 128.3mg/dl, 108.9mg/dl, 114.2mg/dl and 116.7mg/dl in T1, T2, T3 and T4, respectively. Cholesterol level in serum was significantly (P≤0.05) lower in T2, T3, T4 than the control group (T1). Catalase level in serum was significantly (P≤0.05) higher in T2, T3, T4 than the control group. The results though variable, do indicate that 1.5 per cent Jamun seeds is quite tolerable in broilers.