Efficacy of Christmas melon and neem extracts on the growth performance, carcass characteristics and cost benefit of broiler chickens as alternative to new castle and infectious bursal disease vaccines

The experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of Christmas melon and Neem extract on growth performance, carcass characteristics, organ characteristics cost benefits broiler chickens. employed a completely randomized design. All data generated were subjected analysis variance. A total one hundred day old Abor Acre chickens used in this study, birds weighed arrival brooding pen know initial weight birds; fed with formulated diets for both starter finisher phases 56 days lasted. divided 4 treatments, replicated five times 5 per replicate. Treatment I control diet (placed normal Lasota Gumboro vaccines), treatment II placed (CME), III Extract (NE), IV mixture 1:1 Extract. parameters examined performance had statistical similar values when compared (p>0.05) control. production II, III, reduced but not statistically birds. Furthermore, more profitable other treatments. It concluded that replacement vaccines enhanced antioxidant capacity without any deleterious effect their health status.