Effect of dietary supplementation of marigold pigment on immunity, skin and meat color, and growth performance of broiler chickens
| Autor: | N Rajput, M Naeem, S Ali, Y Rui, W Tian |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 291-295 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1516-635X 1806-9061 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S1516-635X2012000400009 |
| Popis: | Marigold flower extract, a natural pigment, was used to determine its effect on carcass and skin pigmentation, immunity and growth performance of broiler chickens. Two hundred and forty 1-day-old Arbor Acres broiler chicks were randomly distributed into four treatment groups with six replicates in a randomized block design. Birds were fed basal diet for 42 d with or without supplementation of marigold flower extract at various concentrations, i.e., 0 (MG0, control), 100 (MG100), 150 (MG150) and 200 (MG200) mg/kg of feed, respectively. Feed intake and live body weight were weekly recorded. Carcass and shank color, and antibody titers against Newcastle and Influenza viruses were measured. Results showed that marigold flower extract significantly (p |
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