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Use of Dietray Fenugreek Seed (trigonella Foenum-graecum L.) for the Production of Safe Broiler Lean Meat

Shah Mohammad Toaha
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Bazlur Rahman Mollah
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Muslah Uddin Ahammad
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

An experiment was conducted for a period of 28 days to determine the dietary effect of fenugreek seeds (FGS) on the productive and economic performances of broilers. A total of 400 day-old Hubbard Classic straight run broiler chicks were randomly allocated to 5 iso- nitrogenous and iso-caloric dietary treatment groups, each having 80 chicks in 4 replications of 20 numbers, in a completely randomized design (CRD). Broilers were fed ad libitum on either basal diet with (positive control) or without (negative control) 0.1% antibiotic (used as antibiotic growth promoter; AGP) or basal diet containing 1.0%, 2.0% or 3.0% FGS. There were no differences in live weight, feed intake and feed conversion ratio (FCR) among the treatment groups for broilers up to 14 days of age (P>0.05). Broilers fed on the diet containing FGS exhibited significantly better productive performances than those fed on AGP (P<0.01). However, the highest productive performances were recorded for the 2.0% FGS- fed broilers in all treatment groups, followed by broilers received 1.0% and 3% FGS (P<0.01). Inclusion of dietary FGS at 2% level resulted in higher dressed carcass, breast, thigh and drumstick meat weight compared to any other level of the FGS inclusion in broiler diet (P<0.01). Unlike the AGP, addition of 2% FGS to the diet significantly reduced abdominal fat (P<0.01). With regard to economic performance, broilers fed on diet containing 2% FGS fetched highest profit in the dietary treatment groups. Inclusion of FGS in broiler diet resulted in lower feed cost and higher profit compared to the inclusion of AGP in the diet. It may be concluded that supplementation of FGS in diets may be useful for efficient and economic production of broiler. The inclusion of FGS at 2% level in broiler diet may be profitable in the production of lean meat of broilers.

Keywords: Fenugreek seeds, Broiler, Productive performance, Inclusion level, Profitability

Location: Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Animal Health and Management

Commodity: Chicken

Objectives:

To identify the use of dietary fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) for the production of safe broiler lean meat

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This study was conducted with a total of 400 day-old as hatched Hubbard Classic broilers for a period of 28 days to investigate the dietary effect of fenugreek seed on growth performance, feed intake, feed to meat conversion ratio and cost effectiveness of broiler production. A total of 400 day-old experimental broilers were weighed and randomly distributed to 5 treatment groups (T¹ = Basal diet, considered as negative control; T2 = Basal diet supplemented with 0.1% antibiotic (Renamycin), considered as positive control; T3 = Basal diet containing 1.0% fenugreek seed; T4 = Basal diet containing 2.0% fenugreek seed; T5 = Basal diet containing 3.0% fenugreek seed) following a completely randomized design. Each treatment was divided into 4 replicates. Each treatment group had 100 broilers having 20 broilers per replicate. Broilers in each replicate were treated as the experimental unit and diet was treated as the factor.

Source of Information: Res. Agric. Livest. Fish. Vol. 3, No. 2, August 2016: 305-314

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On the whole, it is therefore concluded that the 2% level of FGS was superior in terms of live weight, FCR and cost-effectiveness over AGP and other levels of FGS in the diet. The 2% level of FGS can be used in broiler diets as an alternative to AGP for economic and efficient production of lean broilers.

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