ADDING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF TURMERIC POWDER AND CURCUMIN IN THE DIET ON BROILER PERFORMANCE, CARCASS TRAITS, IMMUNITY AND GUT MORPHOLOGY OF BROILER CHICKEN UNDER NORMAL AND HEAT STRESS CONDITION

This study was conducted to estimate the effect of adding different levels turmeric powder and curcumin on broiler performance, carcass traits, immunity response jejunum histology. A total 750 Ross day old chicks obtained from a local hatchery distributed into two rearing conditions (normal heat stress condition) with five treatments 3 replicate for each one had (25 chicks). Dietary supplements significantly (P ≤ 0.05) improved performance under normal conditions. Moreover, increased titter antibody against Newcastle infectious bursal disease compared control. Concerning histology (P≤0.01) Regarding condition 0.01) decreased condition. Small intestine percent live body weight affected titer disease. Jejunum by