Biological evaluation of Azolla (Azolla pinnata) in broiler ration

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dc.contributor.advisorKatoch, Shivani
dc.contributor.authorSHARMA, Kuber
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-18T10:46:55Z
dc.date.available2018-06-18T10:46:55Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-19
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT The present study was under taken to explore the nutritive value of Azolla pinnata as a non conventional feed ingredient in poultry broiler feeding. An experiment was conducted on 150,day old chicks,which were divided into 5 main groups (1 control + 4 treatments) with 3 replicates having 10 chicks in each replicate.The ration was formulated to have test diets based on 2, 3, 4 and 5 per cent substitution with azolla as an ingredient compared to a standard formulated conventional diet in a way that the crude protein and metabolizable energy values were similar in all treatments and control. During the starter phaseresults of the growth trial revealed that the average value of gain in live body weight and feed conversion ratio of treatment T4 offered 5 per cent azolla of total feed was found to be significantly (P<0.05) higher than control group and other treatment viz. T1, T2 and T3. During the finisher phasethe average gain in live weight in treatment T1 offered test diet substituted with 2 per cent azolla exhibited significantly (P<0.05) higher gain in live weight where as treatment T4 offered test diet substituted with 5 per cent azolla numerically exhibited 4.7 per cent higher gain in live weight compared to control T0.Overall results for the experiment on growth studies exhibited similar pattern as was recorded during starter phase.There was no effect on palatability of feed with 5 per cent substitution of azolla. Results for the proximate analysis of broiler meat,coefficients of digestion of different nutrients and serum mineral analysis exhibited no significant (P<0.05) difference.Economics of broiler production by substitution of 5 per cent azolla in broiler feed exhibited highest gain compared to control group T0 offered conventional feed. It was concluded that azolla at 5 per cent in the feed of broiler birds exhibited significantly (P<0.05) higher live body weight and improved feed conversion ratio without affecting the palatability of the feed and can be economically incorporated in broiler ration.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810053939
dc.keywordsAzollaen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages57en_US
dc.publisherCSKHPKV, Palampuren_US
dc.subAnimal Nutritionen_US
dc.subjectnullen_US
dc.themeBiological evaluation of Azollaen_US
dc.these.typeM.V.Sc.en_US
dc.titleBiological evaluation of Azolla (Azolla pinnata) in broiler rationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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