GROSS BIOMETRICAL STUDY ON GROWTH PARAMETERS IN LAYER GROWER CHICKEN FED WITH MAGACAL AND HERBAL-C SUPPLEMENTED DIET

摘要

The present study was designed to assess some growth attributes like body weight, sternal weight, chest girth, shank length and vertebral column length of layer grower chicken fed with MagaCal and Herbal-C supplemented diet. The beneficial effect of MagaCal and Herbal-C supplemented diet either singly or in combination at the recommended dosage was reflected conspicuously in the increased body weight and sternal weight gain of the treated birds as compared to those of the control ones (A_1T_4 and A_2T_4 groups). The maximum weight was noticed in the groups and A,J) fed on both MagaCal and Herbal-C,followed by those supplemented with only Herbal-C (A,T_2 and A,T2 group) and those receiving only MagaCal (A_1T_2 and A_2T_2 groups). In consistent with this trend in body weight and sternal weight increase, the other growth attributes like chest girth,shank length and vertebral column length of the treated birds showed almost similar variation in comparison to the control birds. Consequently, the values for these growth parameters were maximum in A_1T_3 and A_2T_3 groups, moderate in A_1T_2 and A_2T_2groups, less in A_1, and A_2T_2 groups, and the least in AjT_2 and A_2T_2 (control) groups.