Correlation between Performance, Carcass Traits and Blood Lipid Profile of Broilers Chicken Fed with Rations Supplemented with Plant Powders

Abstract

Aims: Utilization of phytobiotics as growth promoter in broilers rearing is not efficiently applied by farmers. This study aimed to assess the relationship between performance, carcass traits and lipid profile of broilers (Cobb 500 strain) fed with different rations supplemented with or without plant powders using principal component analysis. Methodology: One hundred broilers aged twenty-one day were randomly allocated to 5 experimental diets with 10 replicates consisting of the negative control diet without supplementation, the positive control diet containing 200 UI/kg of vitamin E and the other rations were obtained by adding Camellia sinensis leaves; Zingiber officinale root and Annona muricata flowers powders in the basal diet at 5 g/kg respectively. The performance traits were recorded weekly and on the 49th day, broilers were randomly slaughtered and their carcass collected for body measurements, while blood was collected for lipid profile determination. Results: The first two components explained about 69.58% of the total variation where the first component explaining 38.58% was associated with the treatment supplemented with the powders of Camellia sinensis and the second explaining 31% was associated with the negative control treatment. Conclusion: Thus the addition of camellia sinensis powders could be useful to enhance growth performance, carcass characteristics and blood lipids profile of broilers.