Effect of thyme essential oil on performance of broiler chicken

Abstract

The present study was conducted to evaluate the Effect of Thyme essential oil on Performance of Broiler Chicken. Two hundred fourty Mareks disease vaccinated straight run day-old commercial broiler chicks were equally and randomly distributed into four treatment groups which were subdivided into three replicates containing 20 chicks in each, reared on deep litter system in pens up to 6 weeks of age. The dietary treatment groups were the Control diet without Thyme essential oil (A), Broiler ration containing Thyme essential oil, 100 mg/kg diet (B), Broiler ration containing Thyme essential oil, 200% mg/kg diet (C). Broiler ration containing Thyme essential oil, 300 mg/kg diet (D). The significant (P