Effect of Azolla Supplementation on Production Performance of Nandanam–II Turkey Growers
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Date
2017-02
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Publisher
Indian Veterinary Journal
Abstract
Description
A study was carried out in Nandanam – II
turkey growers from 7 to 16 weeks of age. Two
hundred numbers of 6 weeks old turkey poults
were randomized into four treatment group of
50 each T1 (control), T2 (10g Azolla/bird/day), T3 (20g Azolla/bird/day) and T4 (30g Azolla/bird/
day) with two replicates of 25 each. In this study,
the biweekly body weight of T3 and T4 are higher
than control. The feed consumption has been
considerably reduced in groups fed with Azolla
supplemented diet. The feed ef ciency of turkey
growers in T2 (3.31), T3 (3.10) and T4 (2.93) is
better when compared to T1 (3.53). From this
study, it is concluded that supplementation of
Azolla improves feed ef ciency without affecting
the production performance of the turkey birds.
Keywords
Veterinary Science, Poultry