ABSTRACT
A sixty three (63) day experiment was carried out to bio-appraise different non-antibiotic growth
enhancers using one hundred and twenty day-old broiler chicks (DOC). The DOC were
randomly assigned to four treatments of 30 birds per group, each with three replications (10 birds
per replicate), in a completely randomized design (CRD). T1 served as the control (CT), whereas
T2, T3 and T4 had commercially procured ElRox (EX), PolaMix (PX) and MaxiGrowth (MX)
growth promoters incorporated at 400g/100kg, 500g/100kg and 600g/100kg respectively. Data
were collected weekly on body weight, body weight gain, daily
feed intake, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio and feed cost per Kg gain. Carcass
yields of the experimental groups were also evaluated at the end of the experiment. Biochemical
parameters of the bird were also determined at the end of the experiment. These were protein
profile, liver enzymes, bilirubin, lipid profile and serum arsenics. Results of this study showed
that the non-antibiotic growth enhancers used in the study had a significant (P
, E & C., R (2021). Bioappraisal Of Different Non-Antibiotic Growth Enhancers Using Broilers. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/bioappraisal-of-different-non-antibiotic-growth-enhancers-using-broilers
, EZE and RAYMOND C. "Bioappraisal Of Different Non-Antibiotic Growth Enhancers Using Broilers" Afribary. Afribary, 05 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/bioappraisal-of-different-non-antibiotic-growth-enhancers-using-broilers. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
, EZE, RAYMOND C. . "Bioappraisal Of Different Non-Antibiotic Growth Enhancers Using Broilers". Afribary, Afribary, 05 May. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/bioappraisal-of-different-non-antibiotic-growth-enhancers-using-broilers >.
, EZE and C., RAYMOND . "Bioappraisal Of Different Non-Antibiotic Growth Enhancers Using Broilers" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/bioappraisal-of-different-non-antibiotic-growth-enhancers-using-broilers