Adding Charcoal to Diet as A means to Reduce Costs and Its Effect on Production Performance and Economic Indicators in Broilers

Abstract This research was done in poultry field of the Department animals production, College Agriculture and Forestry, University Mosul. The duration 42 days for period from 13/11/2021 to 24 /12/2021. Unsexed day one -old broiler chicks were reared litter at beginning, second week randomly distributed into four treatments, with three replicates each treatment, They as follows: T1: control diet (without added charcoal), T2: standard 3%, charcoal T3: 5% charcoal, T4: 7% charcoal. results statistical analysis shows no significant effect live body weight, relative growth rate, feed conversion ratio, productivity, mortality rates, a superiority addition treatments compared treatment rate weight gain, production index factor. A increase consumption also observed by treatment.