Effect of dietary supplementation of Aloe vera and Lactobacillus acidophilus on hematological, biochemical and immune parameters of broiler birds

Abstract

An experiment was conducted at the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram to assess the effect of dietary supplementation of Aloe vera and Probiotic (Lactobacillus acidophilus) on haemato-biochemical parameters and antibody titre of broiler birds. Two hundred day old (Ven Cobb) broiler chicks were randomly distributed into five treatments groups. Dietary groups consisted of Group-1 birds were fed basal diet (control); groups 2 supplemented with BMD (Bacitracin methylene disalicylate) @500g/ton of feed (AB); Group-3: with 0.5% Aloe vera powder (ALV); Group-4 with Lactobacillus acidophilus (LAB); Group-5: with 0.5%Aloe vera powder plus Lactobacillus acidophilus(ALVLB) respectively. The hematological parameters namely Hb, PCV, WBC, RBC, MCV, MCH, MCHC and biochemical parameters viz. glucose, globulin, albumin, albumin/globulin, HDLC, LDLC, Cholesterol, Triglyceride were not affected. The Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power value for both blood serum and meat increased significantly. Antibody titre against Newcastle disease virus was not affected at day 28 and day 35.