Effect of Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) supplementation on production indices of broiler chicken

Abstract

The present study investigated the effect of dietary supplementation of Shatavari on the energy efficiency ratio (EER), protein efficiency ratio (PER), performance index (P.I) and production number (P.N) of broiler chicken. Two hundred and twenty-five, day old unsexed broiler chicks were randomly allotted to 5 treatments with 3 replicates, each consisting of 15 chicks. The treatments included the control group (T1 - basal diet) and four groups with basal diet mixed with Shatavari powder @ 0.5% (T2), @ 1% (T3), 1.5% (T4) and @ 2% (T5) in feed, respectively. The results revealed that PER and EER values of broilers at 21st and 35th day remained significantly better (P