Efficacy Evaluation of Poultry Feed Emulsifier on Performance and Nutrient Metabolism in Broiler Chicken

Abstract

The study was conducted in broiler chicken to evaluate the efficacy of a feed emulsifier AV/PFE/15 (M/s Ayurvet Limited, India) at improving their performance and nutrient metabolism. 240 one day-old, unsexed Vencobb broiler chicks were purchased from a local hatchery and were randomly allocated to one of four treatment groups, T1-T4, each having three replicates of twenty birds. The chicks were fed ad libitum with standard starter mash and thereafter with finisher mash. Treatment groups were fed on a diet with 2.5 percent lesser metabolic energy for evaluation of feed emulsifier efficacy. Parameters viz. body weight, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, and mortality were recorded. At 3 weeks of age, nutrient digestibility trial was conducted for 3 days in all groups. The birds in the group T3 had better body weight, production index, and lowest feed conversion ratio as compared to other groups. Feed intake and mortality were not affected by the diets and mean nutrient digestibilities of dry matter, organic matter, nitrogen-free extracts, neutral detergent fiber, cellulose and hemicelluloses were found to be statistically significant. The results show that the addition of AV/PFE/15 (M/s Ayurvet Limited, India) @ 250 g/tonne of feed improved the broiler performance as well as nutrient intake and digestibility.