Effect of dietary supplementation of turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder on haematological and biochemical profile of commercial broiler chicken

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to study the effect of inclusion of different levels of turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder on hematological and biochemical profile of commercial broiler. A total of 144 day-old (Cobb 400) broiler chicks were allocated randomly to four dietary treatments for 42 days of age with three replicates (12 birds/ replicate). The experimental diets were as follow: control (T0), 0.25 % turmeric powder (T1), 0.5 % turmeric powder (T2), 0.75 % turmeric powder (T3). It was found that total RBC count in the T2 group showed significantly (P≤0.05) higher value as compared to control group. Moreover, the total lymphocyte count was significantly (P≤0.05) higher in T3, T2 and T1 group as compared to T0 group. The biochemical parameters (total serum cholesterol, HDL, LDL and ALT) except serum glucose, triglycerides and glutathione peroxidase differed significantly (P≤0.05) among the experimental groups in this study.