Effect of dietary supplementation of turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder on the growth performance and carcass traits of broiler chicks

Abstract

The present study was aimed to investigate the dietary effect of different levels of turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder on the performance of broiler during summer (June-July), 2013. Four experimental rations designated as T 0 , T 1 , T 2 and T 3 having 0%, 0.5%, 1.0% and 1.5% Turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder were fed to 120 broiler chicks (Ross 308), randomly distributed into 12 replicates, so as to have 3 replicates per treatment and 10 chicks per replicate. Average weight gain, feed consumption, feed efficiency, dressing yield and survivability were used as criteria of response to feeding turmeric powder. Organs weight including heart, liver and gizzard were also recorded. The mean body weight gain and average feed efficiency (feed gain -1 ) per broiler significantly increased (P<0.01) by turmeric supplemented feed compared to control feed. The average feed consumption and survivability of broiler chick non-significantly (P>0.05) improved due to by turmeric supplementation in the diets. Inclusion of turmeric powder caused slightly increased the carcass traits of broiler chicks i.e., average weight of liver, heart and gizzard but the differences were non-significant (P>0.05). A significant decrease (P<0.01) in abdominal fat pad and significant increase (P<0.05) in dressing yield was observed in chickens fed the turmeric supplemented diets. The results of the present study suggest that the use of turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder as feed additive at a level of 0.5% enhances the growth performances and carcass yield of broiler chicks.

Effects of turmeric rhizome powder on growth, carcass and meat quality of Japanese quails fed sorghum-soybean-based diets

“…Findings of Vali (2009) had shown a FCR value of 7.09 in Japanese quails. Our result is similar with previous reports (Durrani et al, 2006;Mondal et al, 2015) that indicated improved FCR when TRP was supplemented at 0.5% into broiler diet.…”

“…Findings of Kilany and Mahmoud (2014) also showed nonsignificant improvement of turmeric supplemented diets on the survivability of bird. Daneshyar et al(2012) however reported significant reduction in mortality rate in broilers fed turmeric powder, whereas, Mondal et al (2015) observed no effects on survivability rate following turmeric supplementation. Variation in results could be due to the strains, turmeric species used or management practiced.…”

“…The present findings on the dressing percentage of Japanese quails fed TRP supplementation indicated slight improvement in quail meat following supplementation. Previous reports have shown 52 -57% dressed carcass in birds fed TRP diets (Al-Sultan, 2003;Mondal et al, 2015;Yesuf et al, 2017). Improvement in carcass yield is attributed to the antioxidant properties of turmeric due to the presence of curcumin, ar-tumerones and curlones which promote protein synthesis (Hussein, 2013).…”

AÇAFRÃO EM PÓ (Curcuma longa L.) EM DIETAS DE FRANGOS DE CORTE

“…Entretanto, diferentes trabalhos, tais como os de Al-Sultan (2003), Durrani et al (2006) e Mondal et al (2015) relatam que o uso de cúrcuma como aditivo ao nível de 5 g/kg melhora o desempenho global de frangos de corte. Segundo Nouzarian et al (2011), a melhora do desempenho de frangos de corte suplementados com açafrão, pode estar relacionado com a utilização mais eficiente dos nutrientes, além do fato de o açafrão apresentar elevado potencial para inibir determinadas bactérias patogênicas.…”

“…Tabela 5. Peso relativo de vísceras e gordura abdominal de frangos de corte machos e fêmeas alimentados com ou sem açafrão no período de 1 a 42 dias de vida # Mondal et al (2015), que avaliaram o efeito da inclusão de 5, 10 e 15 g/kg de açafrão em pó sobre o peso absoluto do coração, fígado, moela e gordura abdominal. Os pesos do coração, fígado e moela não foram alterados pelos níveis de inclusão de açafrão, entretanto o peso absoluto da gordura abdominal diminuiu à medida que o nível de inclusão de açafrão aumentou.…”