Abstract

Author:
Anup Ghimire, Dipa Bhattarai, Kajol Kushmi, Pratiksha Poudel

Doi: 10.26480/mahj.01.2023.53.57

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The present work was conducted to study the effect of guava and sissoo leaf powder in growth performance of Cobb-500 broiler chickens. The experiment study was carried out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). A total of 144, day-old commercial broiler poultry chick was distributed randomly into four treatment groups T1, T2, T3, and T4 each having three replications. Group T1 was considered the control in the experiment and was fed commercial feed and fresh drinking water. While Group T1- Basal diet, T2- Basal diet plus guava and sissoo leaf powder @2%, T3- Basal diet plus guava and sissoo leaf powder @4%, T4- Basal diet plus guava and sissoo leaf powder @6% respectively. Average weight gain and feed intake from the 21 days of the birds were recorded. Data and treatments mean were analyzed using the analysis of variance technique (ANOVA) and were tested with the Least Significant Difference (LSD) at P<0.05. The result showed the higher body weight in T1 and T2 followed by T4 and T3. Feed intake was higher in control and in the 2% of the grass meal than the other group of the treatment. The weight of the broiler fed with the pellet feed and the 2% has the highest gain in weight than others. This research combination of the guava and sissoo leaf powder at 2% of adding grass meal showed better performance in feed intake and weight gain. The research show the reduction in the cost of the feed by adding the grass meal. So, the diet with pelleted feed along with adding 2% of grass meal is better in this area of study.