Effect of cumin (Cuminum cyminum) seed powder supplementation on the blood profile in broiler chicks

Abstract

The aim of this experiment was to investigate how supplementing broiler chickens with cumin (Cuminum cyminum) seed powder affected their blood lipid profile. The study used a completely randomized design in which 192 straight run day-old commercial broiler chicks were divided among four treatments, each consisting of 12 birds. The control group is treatment group T1, as no cumin seed powder was added. Cumin powder was mixed in additions of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 percent for treatment T2, T3 and T4 groups, respectively. In broiler chickens, dietary supplementation with 1.5 percent cumin seed powder (T4) significantly decreased the concentrations of triglycerides, cholesterol, and very low density lipoprotein in the serum. However, high density lipoprotein (HDL) is better under the 0.5 % cumin treated group.