Evaluation of hematological and biochemical parameters of Kadaknath birds supplemented with different essential oils

Abstract

The present study was carried out to determine the hematological and biochemical parameters of Kadaknath birds supplemented with thyme oil, cinnamon oil and clove oil at dosage rate of 150 ppm basal diet. A total of 120 day old Kadaknath chicks were divided into 4 groups (T, T2, T3 and T4) with 6 replicates of 5 chicks in each for a 98-day feeding trial (from 1 to 98 day of age). The haematological parameters like Hb, TEC, TLC and PCV were analysed by automatic blood analyser. The biochemical parameters like glucose, cholesterol, total protein, albumin, globulin, SGPT and SGOT were analyzed on chemistry analyzer diagnostic kits. The haematological parameters like Hb was significantly higher in T4 group, PCV was significantly (p