Matricaria Chamomilla (Chamomile) and Capsicum Frutescens (Gallinazo Pepper) in Poultry

Abstract

Abstract The current study used Matricaria chamomilla and Capsicum frutescens to evaluate the productive and sanitary parameters in meat birds of the Cobb 500 line in Cumandá, Ecuador. The sample size was 450 broilers divided into two treatments and one control group with three repetitions in each. T0: Control; T1: Matricaria chamomilla extract; and T2: Capsicum frutescens extract. The experimental units were distributed under a completely random design. The productive data obtained were subjected to an analysis of variance (ADEVA), and the separation of means was applied according to the Tukey statistic with significance levels of P ≤ 0.05 and P ≤ 0.01. Whereas, the health variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The productive variables did not present statistically significant differences (P > 0.05) between the treatments and the control. For the health variables, the best treatment was found to be T1, since in the coproparasitic analysis, an average OPG/HPM of 0.67 was observed at 15 days of age; 4.67 at 28 days of age; and 1 at 40 days of age. Regarding the CFUs, values of 107, 264, and 500, respectively, were observed at 15, 28, and 40 days and in turn a better development of intestinal microvilli in the duodenum: 1500.00 μm, jejunum: 1350 μm and ileum: 1000 μm. The cost-benefit was T0: 1.35; T1: 1.14; and T2: 1.29. Therefore, it is important to consider avoiding the use of antibiotic growth promoters to safeguard the health of consumers.

Keywords

• poultry, matricaria chamomilla, capsicum frutescens, antibiotic growth promoter, cobb 500.