| Autor: |
Abdurrahman Hassan Jibril, Amir Ibrahim, B. M. Agaie, N. Suleiman, A. Ahmed, E. B. Ibitoye, A. Jimoh, I. Jelani, M. A. Umaru |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nigerian Journal of Animal Production. 45 |
| ISSN: |
0331-2062 |
| DOI: |
10.51791/njap.v45i4.551 |
| Popis: |
Heat stress is highly detrimental to the wellbeing of broiler chickens especially at the finisher stage (4-8 weeks) of production. Ameliorative effects of watermelon juice (WJ) supplement were investigated over three weeks period to monitor survival, performance and lipid peroxidation of finisher broiler chickens raised during hot season. Proximate and phytochemical analyses of the WJ were conducted. Then, one hundred five-week-old broiler chickens of 0.9kg average body weight were allotted into 4 groups- (Control, Test 1, Test 2 and Reference) each in 3 replicates in a completely randomised design. The control group received non-supplemented water, the test groups (T1 and T2) received 20% and 40% WJ respectively, and the reference group (RG) received 200mg of ascorbic acid (AA) /litre of water. Data were analysed using one way ANOVA. The results showed that relatively high survival rates were recorded in the test (T1: 84.0%, T2:100.0%) and reference (RG: 80.0%) groups compared to the control group (CG: 36.0%). Feed intake and weight gain improved significantly (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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