Effect Of Dried Neem Leaves (Azadirachta indica) On Broiler Performance, Carcass Traits And Economic Efficiency

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1 Department of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Fac. of Vet. Med. Zagazig University

2 Department of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition,Fac. of Vet. Med. Zagazig University

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The present work was carried out to study the effect of dried neem leaves (Azadirachta indica) on broiler performance, carcass traits and economic efficiency. A total of 72 one day old chicks of a commercial meat type (Hubbard) with an average body weight of 45 g were used. The birds were randomly allocated to equal 4 triplicate groups (each replicate contained six chicks).A basal control diet was formulated to fulfil the nutrients requirement of broilers. The first group of chicks were fed on basal diet and considered as control group while the other groups were fed on the basal diet supplemented by 2, 5 and 8g of dried neem leaves /kg diet. Results revealed that the use of dried neem leaves (2g /kg diet) had no effects on broiler chicken performance while dried neem leaves (5g, 8g /kg diet) had adverse effects on broiler chicken performance. All the treatment groups showed non significant (P>0.05) effect on internal organ weights, and carcass traits. Use of dried neem leaves (2g /kg diet) show better economic efficiency, net profit and performance index and lower feed cost/kg gain than other two levels of neem.

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