Veterinary World, EISSN: 2231-0916 Available at www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.7/May-2014/3.pdf
RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access
Effect of a specific combination of carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, and Capsicum oleoresin on the growth performance, carcass quality and gut integrity of broiler chickens 1
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M. H. H. Awaad , M. Elmenawey and Kawkab A. Ahmed
1. Poultry Diseases Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. 2. Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Corresponding author: M. H. H. Awaad, email:
[email protected], Tel.: + 02-01006882528 Received: 07-02-2014, Revised: 21-03-2014, Accepted: 27-03-2014, Published online: 04-05-2014 doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2014.284-290 How to cite this article: Awaad MHH, Elmenawey M and Ahmed KA (2014) Effect of a specific combination of carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, and Capsicum oleoresin on the growth performance, carcass quality and gut integrity of broiler chickens, Veterinary World 7(4): 284-290.
Abstract Aim: The effect of a specific combination (SC) of carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, and Capsicum oleoresin was investigated on productive performance and immune response in broiler chickens. Materials and Methods: Six hundred one-day-old broiler chickens were randomly allocated into two groups for 5 weeks. The SC was supplemented at 100 ppm of ration (presence or absence). Results: Treatment of broiler chickens with the SC improved productive performance variables as compared with the blank control birds. It decreased total mortality, increased final body weight, weight gain, production number and decreased final feed conversion ratio (FCR) (P
