The Influence of Natural Vitamin C on Broiler Chickens Haematological and Economical Parameters
| Autor: | Laura Cătană, Cristina Ștefănuț, M. Cernea, R. Cătană, Anca Chereji |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Veterinary Medicine. 72 |
| ISSN: | 1843-5378 1843-5270 |
| DOI: | 10.15835/buasvmcn-vm:11318 |
| Popis: | The study was designed to determine the efficacy of a phytotherapeutical product rich in natural vitamin C over the feed intake in broiler chickens. The testing was performed on 20 broilers, divided in 2 groups: group I, control, and group II, experimental, containing broilers which have received an additional intake of phytotherapeutical product. During the assessment period all the data regarding the haematological tests, the amount of forage, the individual weight at 1, 9 and 56 days and the carcass weight were registered. At 56 days the average weight for group II was 2900 g compared to the first group which had an average weight of 2615g. The natural vitamin C determined a superior valorisation of the nutritional principles found in feed, the average carcass weight difference being of 410g in favour of the group II, an increase of 23.4% compared to control group. The slaughter yield was in average 74.48% for group II and 66.92% for group I. The average feed conversion ratio showed that for 1 kg of body mass gain, the average feed consumption was 1434 g for group I and 1621 g for group II. Compared to control group, in the group II, at 56 days, the haematological parameters reached optimal levels, the average WBC count being 23.00 G/L, the RBC count 2.92 T/L and the haematocrit 32.60%. The assessed data showed a positive effect of the natural vitamin C phytotherapeutical product on the haematological parameters and on the economical parameters. |
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