Ameliorative efficacy of citrus fruit oil in aflatoxicosis in broilers: a growth and biochemical study

Authors : Senthil Kumar DHANAPAL, Suguna RAO, Pradeep Kumar Palahally GOVINDARAJU, Ravikumar HUKKERI, Karikalan MATHESH

Pages : 207-211

Doi:10.3906/kim-1204-8

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :An experiment was conducted to study the efficacy of citrus fruit oil on growth parameters and biochemical parameters of broilers in 4 groups with 2 replicates of 20 chicks in each. Standard broiler diet without aflatoxin was given to group A, basal diet + citrus fruit oil 2.5 g kg-1 to group B, basal diet + 1 ppm aflatoxin to group C, and 1 ppm aflatoxin + basal diet + citrus fruit oil 2.5 g kg-1 to group D. The results showed that supplementation in group D had a moderate effect on posttreatment growth performance, relative organ weight, and biochemical parameters. It is suggested that citrus fruit oil as a feed additive causes partial amelioration of aflatoxicosis.
Keywords : Key words Citrus fruit oil, aflatoxicosis, growth performance, biochemical parameters, ameliorative efficacy