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Supplementing fish oil and green tea (Camellia sinensis) powder in broiler diet: Effects on productive performance

Mohammad Hossein Alimohammadi Saraee1, Alireza Seidavi1*, Mohammad Dadashbeiki2, Vito Laudadio3 and Vincenzo Tufarelli3

1Department of Animal Science; 2Department of Veterinary Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran; 3Department of DETO, Section of Veterinary Science and Animal Production, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Valenzano 70010, Bari, Italy

 
Abstract

The present trial aimed to evaluate the influence of dietary fish oil and green tea powder and their combination productive performance in broiler chickens reared for 42 days. A total of 270 day-old male broiler chicks (Ross 308) were randomly assigned to one of nine dietary treatments with three replicates of ten chicks based on a completely randomized design. The feeding groups comprised a control diet without feed additive; diets containing only 1.0 or 1.5% of green tea powder; diets containing 1.5% of fish oil combined with 0, 1.0 or 1.5% of green tea powder; diets containing 2.0% of fish oil combined with 0, 1.0 or 1.5% of green tea powder. Supplementing fish oil, green tea powder or their combination affected broilers’ final body weight, feed intake as well as feed efficiency (P<0.05). Feeding a combination of fish oil and green tea powder resulted in a positive effect (P<0.05) on feed cost and production index. In conclusion, the findings reported in this study suggested that the dietary supplementation with a combination of fish oil and green tea powder supported productive traits in chickens.

Keywords: Fish oil; green tea; broiler; growth traits; production costs
 
To cite this article: Saraee MHA, A Seidavi, M Dadashbeiki, V Laudadio and V Tufarelli, 2015. Supplementing fish oil and green tea (Camellia sinensis) powder in broiler diet: Effects on productive performance. Res. Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 5(2): 99-104.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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