Bhattacharyya et al.
Table 6. Effect of phytobiotic on the carcass quality characteristics of commercial broilers at 6 weeks of age
Shrinkage
Dressing
Eviscerated
Heart wt
Liver wt
Gizzard wt
Total ready to
Treatment
(%)
(%)
wt (%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
cook yield ( %)
Control
7.20
75.75
57.15
0.32
2.22
2.69
62.39
Phytobiotic
5.51
74.25
58.90
0.46
2.42
2.55
64.32
Pooled SEM
0.43
0.36
0.83
0.02
0.07
0.08
0.80
Significance level
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS: Non significant (P>0.05) SEM: Standard error of means
Table 7: Effect of phytobiotic on the cut up-parts of commercial broilers at 6 weeks of age
Treatment
Thighs %
Drumstick %
Breast %
Back %
Neck %
Wings %
Control
16.37
15.80
31.68
19.43
5.48
11.24
Phytobiotic
16.10
15.66
30.10
19.91
4.42
13.81
Pooled SEM
0.20
0.28
0.47
0.51
0.20
0.64
Significance level
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS: Non significant (P>0.05) SEM: Standard error of means
(Puri et al ., 1993; Mathew and Kuttan, 1999; Manu and
Carcass characteristics and yield of cut up parts
Kuttan, 2008; Mungantiwar et al ., 1999; Christybapita et
There was no significant difference between the treatment
al ., 2007). CMI was apparently higher in the phytobiotic
groups in the percent shrinkage, dressing, eviscerated
group compared to the control group (0.34 vs 0.12) (Table
weight, heart weight, liver weight, liver weight gizzard
4). The phytobiotic used contains Boerhaavia diffusa
weight and total ready to cook yield (Table 6). Further,
which modulates cell mediated immune response (Manu
there was also no significant difference in the percent yield
and Kuttan, 2008). Higher CMI response of commercial
of thighs, drumstick, breast, back, neck and wings (Table
broilers at 6 weeks fed herbal supplements has also been
7).
reported by Tiwari (2008) and Goswami (2008).
CONCLUSION
Development of digestive organs
It may be inferred that poly herbal phytobiotic, AV/
The herbal supplemented group had significantly higher
SSL/12 possesses promising immunomodulatory potential
(P<0.05) large intestine length compared to the control
and supplementation of poly herbal liver tonic may elicit
group at 6 weeks of age (Table 5). Singh (2009) also noted
growth of commercial broilers.
that dietary supplementation of 1% tulsi leaf powder
resulted in significantly higher (P<0.05) length of the large
intestine compared to the control group. However, no
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