Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Metung Kamchi, Reema Saikia, D Sapcota, JD Mahanta, JP Bordoloi, Leema Bora, S Tamuly and M Sonowal

Abstract:
A study was undertaken to investigate the effect of dietary fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) seed powder on growth performance of commercial broiler chicken. Study was conducted for six weeks, a total of one hundred fifty-day-old commercial broiler chicks (Cobb-400) with uniform body weight were randomly divided into five groups viz. T₀ (standard basal diet as control), T₁ (Basal diet + 0.25% fenugreek seed powder), T₂ (Basal diet + 0.50% fenugreek seed powder), T₃ (Basal diet + 0.75% fenugreek seed powder) and T₄ (Basal diet + 1% fenugreek seed powder) comprising 30 chicks in each group with 3 replications of 10 chicks in each. The results showed that there was no significant difference in dressing percentage, giblet yield, cut-up parts and relative organs between control and treatment groups. A 0.50% fenugreek seed powder enhanced serum glucose level (p≤0.05) but values were within normal range. The study revealed that there was significant different found in pre-slaughtered live weight, dressed weight and abdominal fat and insignificant different on haemato-biochemical parameters except for serum glucose.