Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Gallic Acid and N-Acetylcysteine on Broiler Performance
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2023-03-31
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MAFSU, Nagpur
Abstract
The present experiment on “Effect of dietary supplementation of
gallic acid and N- acetylcysteine on broiler performance” undertaken with an
objective to evaluate effects of gallic acid (GA) and N- acetylcysteine (NAC) on
performance, immune response, gut health, H/L ratio, and dressing yield in
broilers. The 240 straight-run one day old chicks were distributed into four
treatment groups, randomly. Each treatment had 6 replicates of 10 birds. The group T1 furnished basal diet whereas groups T2, T3, T4 groups furnished diets
with 0.5g GA, 1g NAC per kg of feed and a blend of both, respectively. Dietary
addition of both GA and NAC enhanced weights in broilers (P<0.05).
Moreover, the combination treatment was relatively more effective. Higher feed
intake was evidenced in group T4, however, FCR was found to be similar and
among the groups (P>0.05). Significantly better H/L ratio is noted in the
treatment groups (P<0.05). Gut health parameters in treatments did not differ
compared to control group. Thus, the findings of the present experiment reveal
that the dietary addition of GA and NAC may improve overall growth
performance in broilers.