237/18 | General Article | Poultry Science
Organic Zinc Improve Growth Performance in Crossbred Chicken During Chick Phase
D. Anitha, K. Rajendran, M. Moorthy and P. VasanDepartment of Poultry Science, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal - 637 002, Tamil Nadu
Published in the Indian Veterinary Journal April 2019 : 96 (4) - pages 34 to 37(Received: July, 2018, Accepted: September, 2018)
Abstract
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of inorganic, nano and organic zinc on growth performance of dual purpose chicken. A total of 300 day-old crossbred chicken were randomly assigned to six dietary treatments each consisting of five replicates and each replicate having 10 chicks for a period of 16 weeks. The birds were fed with inorganic zinc at 80 mg/kg, nano zinc at 40 and 80 mg/kg and organic zinc at 40 and 80 mg/kg diet. Higher body weight and body weight gain were observed in the group fed with 80 mg/kg organic zinc. During grower phase, The lower feed consumption was observed in the group fed with 80 mg/kg inorganic zinc. However, better feed conversion ratio was observed in the group fed with diet containing organic zinc at 80mg/ kg.
Key Words: Inorganic, Organic zinc, Nano, Growth Performance, Crossbred chicken