Effects of Ferula gummosa Boiss. Root on Performance, Microbial Population and Nutrient Digestibility in Broiler Chickens

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of root of Ferula gummosa boiss. (galbanum) supplementation to corn-soy diets on performance, microbial population, nutrient digestibility and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. Two hundred day old male broiler chicks of Ross 308 strain were used in a completely randomized design with 4 treatments, 5 replicates of 10 chicks each in floor pens. Four levels of ground root of galbanum (0, 1, 2 and 3%) were supplemented to starter (1-10 d), grower (11-24 d) and finisher (25-49 d) diets. The results indicated that diet supplementation with root of galbanum powder significantly reduced body weight, daily weight gain, feed intake of broiler chickens in starter period (P

Keywords

• Root of Ferula gummosa Boiss
• Microbial population
• Performance
• Carcass characteristics
• Apparent nutrient digestibility
• Broiler