Effect of different levels of Boswellia serrata Triana & Planch on immune responses of broilers chicks
Journal Title: Journal of Herbal Drugs - Year 2013, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction & Aim: The aim the present study is to examine the effects of Boswellia serrata Triana & Planch on (immune response) performance and carcass characteristic in broiler chicks. Experimental: In this study, 360 one day old chicks (Ross 308) were allocated to six treatments with four replicates in a completely randomized design for a six week period. Treatments consisted of the basal diet supplemented with 0.0 (control), 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.5% B. serrata. Results & Discussion: The findings showed that feed intake of broilers fed control diet was significantly (p<0.05) higher than broilers fed 0.50% B. serrata in the grower period, also weight gain of broilers fed control diet was significantly (p<0.05) higher than broilers fed 0.30 and 0.50% B. serrata in the starter and grower period, but feed conversion ratio of broilers fed 0.50 % B. serrata was significantly higher than broilers fed control diet in the grower period. Application diet containing 0.15% of B. serrata led to the best feed conversion ratio in the total period, while the differences were not statistically significant. Percentage of gizzard to body weight, intestinal and seca length of broiler fed diet containing 0.5% of B. serrata was significantly (p<0.05) higher than broiler fed control diet.
Authors and Affiliations
Sayed Noradin Tabatabaei; Mehrdad Modaresi; Fariborz Moatar; Akbar Pirestani; Ehsan Tavalaeean
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP23379
- DOI -
- Views 391
- Downloads 22
Ethnomedicinal plants of Farouj district, North Khorasan province, Iran
Background & Aim: Medicinal plants are one of the most valuable resources in Iran, having a scientific knowledge and proper use; they can play an important role in community health. Some of the significant aims of eth...
Chemical composition of the leaf essential oil of Smirnovia iranica Sabeti from Iran
Background & Aim: Smirnova iranica Sabeti is one of the valuable and adapted shrub species native to the sandy fields of Central Iran and of Fabaceae family that in terms of the production of forage and soil conservat...
Quantitative and qualitative changes of essential oil of Artemisia haussckenechtii in different phenological stages
Background & Aim: Artemisia species with common Persian name of Dermaneh are found all over Iran and are used for treatment in infectious diseases such as malaria, hepatitis and other diseases. Some Artemisia species are...
Effect of milk thistle on the immune system, intestinal related variables, appearance and mortality of broilers contaminated with Aflatoxin B1
Background & Aim: Aflatoxin (AF) is the most important fungus that contaminates food and feed and can enter the food chain of humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of thistle seeds (silybum marianu...
Effect of Gibberllic acid and Salicylic acid on Secondary metabolites in leaf of Curcuma longa L.
Background & Aim: Turmeric, scientifically named (Curcuma longa L.), a member of ginger (Zingiberaceae) family, is a perennial plant, with pharmaceutical properties and with a rhizome. This plant has many medicinal chara...