Effect of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Levamisole on performance of Broilers

• Main Authors: A.B. Rajput, B.R. Kolte, J.M. Shisodiya, J.M. Chandankhede and J.M. Chahande
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Veterinary World 2009-12-01
• Series: Veterinary World
• Subjects: Vitamin; Levamisole; Broiler; Performance; Feed Conversion Ratio
• Online Access: http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=938

One hundred and eighty (180) unsexed day-old, commercial broiler chicks were purchased from Venkateshwara Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd. These chicks were weighed individually and uniformly distributed as 30 chicks in each of six groups. Each group was divided into two replicates with 15 chicks in each. The birds were offered feed and water ad-libitum. The chicks were fed with starter mash which contained crude protein 22% and metabolizable energy 2918 Kcal / kg up to three weeks of age. For next 3 weeks i.e. from 4 to 6 weeks of age with finisher mash which containedcrude protein 20% and metabolizable energy 2966 Kcal/ kg.Group T0 (control group) was fed standard broiler mash. In group T1 Vitamin A was added @ 8500 IU/ litre of Drinking water. Group T2 was fed Broiler mash + Vitamin C @ 500 mg/ kg of feed. Group T3 was fed Broiler mash + Vitamin E @ 300 mg/ kg of feed. Group T4 was given Broiler mash + Levamisole @ 2 gm/ kg of feed and group. T5 was provided with the combination of all the feed supplements Vitamin A added @ 8500 IU/ litre of Drinking water, Broiler mash + Vitamin C @ 500 mg/ kg of feed + Vitamin E @ 300 mg/ kg of feed + Levamisole @ 2 gm /kg of feed.The results of economics of broiler production showed that net cost of production per bird was maximum for T5 (Rs.76.78) followed by T4 (Rs. 67.34), T1 (Rs. 66.56), T0 (Rs. 59.11),T2 (Rs. 58.16) and T3 (Rs. 58.02). The net profit per bird for groups T0, T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 was Rs. 28.44, 21.49, 30.59, 30.48, 20.41and 11.12, respectively. The supplemented groups T2 and T3 have more net profit than control group. However, group T1, T4 and T5 had less net profit than the control group. [Vet World 2009; 2(6.000): 225-227]