Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Sudhanya Nath, Guru Prasad Mandal and Niranjan Panda

Abstract:
A study was conducted in 420 day-old commercial Vencobb 400 broiler chickens to estimate the economic aspect of neem leaves powder (NLP) and cinnamon oil (CNO) supplementation in their diet. Chicks were randomly distributed into 6 groups of 7 replicates each by following Randomized Block Design. Dietary treatment groups were; T0 (Control: basal diet), T1 (basal diet + 2 g NLP/kg), T2 (basal diet + 4 g NLP/kg), T3 (basal diet + 100 mg CNO/kg), T4 (basal diet + 200 mg CNO/kg) and T5 (basal diet + 2 g NLP/kg + 100 mg CNO/kg). It was observed that T3 followed by T1, T2, T5 and T4 groups showed better net profit value per bird than control group. Thus, supplementation of CNO, NLP and their combination can be recommended in broiler diet in terms of economics. However, supplementing CNO @ 100 mg/kg in broiler rations could be a better feed additive in respect of cost effectiveness.