An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of molasses distillers condensed soluble (MDCS) on growth performance, carcass characteristics and intestinal morphology of broilers. A total of 400 one day-old, unsexed Ross 308 broiler chicks were randomly allotted to 20 cages. The dietary MDCS levels incorporated 0% and 4% in the starter and 0%, 4% and 8% in grower diet, respectively. The...

Six hundred day old unsexed broiler chicks were used in a 42-d trial at Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Poultry Farm to find out the effects of different oils on productive performance of broilers. The chicks were randomly distributed following a completely randomized design in four treatment groups having three replications per treatment. Each treatment had 150 birds, with...

In this study, we investigated the effects of Ganoderma lucidum extract (GLE) supplementation on cecal microbiota broilers challenged with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) during starter phase. A total 32 one-day-old, unsexed broiler chicks were randomly divided into four dietary treatments eight birds per treatment and reared individually for 14 days (n = 8). The diet were: non-DSS challenge, DSS ...

Food habits and diet composition of Patagonian flounder Paralichthys patagonicus (Jordan, 1889) were studied on the basis stomach content analyses from 828 specimens (512 females, 304 males, 12 unsexed) collected during 16 commercial cruises between February 2009 April 2010 in Argentine-Uruguayan Coastal Ecosystem (34° S-41° S). A total 272 stomachs (32.9%) contained food (184 females 84 males)...

the present study performed to examine canola meal on morphology of thyroid gland in broiler chicks. in this experiment 300 l-day-old unsexed ross broiler chicks assigned into 5 groups. the chicks were fed by five level of canola meal (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20%). after 42 days feeding four chicks from each pen killed and their thyroid glands removed and immediately were immersed in formaldehyde, bef...

the effects of clerodendrum capitatum (willd.) and phyllanthus fraternus (webster) powders were evaluatedin reducing callosobruchus maculatus (f.) and sitophilus zeamais (l.) adult emergence and cowpea and maize seed damage under laboratory conditions. the dried and powdered plant leaves were tested against the virgin weevils by exposing ten unsexed adults to concentration levels of 0, 500, 100...

One thousand and eight unsexed one day-old broiler chicks (Ross-308) were randomly divided into 3 treatment groups of 336 birds each, consist of control and two essential oil mixtures (EOM) at level of 24 mg/kg and 48 mg/kg diet. There were not significant effects of dietary treatments on body weight gain of broilers at 21 and 42 days of age. On the other hand, there were significant difference...

to investigate the effect of cinnamon, turmeric and carnation powders on growth performance, carcass characteristics, morphological and ph changes of intestine and blood serum oxidation status in broilers, 450 unsexed ross 308 day-old broiler chicks were randomly allotted in a completely randomized design with six treatments, five replicates and 15 birds per each replicate, for 42 days. the bro...

six hundred day old unsexed broiler chicks were used in a 42-d trial at chittagong veterinary and animal sciences university poultry farm to find out the effects of different oils on productive performance of broilers. the chicks were randomly distributed following a completely randomized design in four treatment groups having three replications per treatment. each treatment had 150 birds, with...

a study was carried out to investigate the effects of organic acid mixture as well as two methionine supplements on performance, carcass characteristics and weight of gastrointestinal tract in broiler chickens. six hundred unsexed day-old ross 308 broiler chicks were utilized in a factorial arrangement of treatments (3×2) based on completely randomized design (crd) of 4 replicates of 25 chicks ...