Effect of Incorporation of Fenugreek Seed Powder and Turmeric Rhizome Powder on Performance of Broilers

The experiment was carried out on 270 day old broiler chicks which were randomly allocated into six treatments (T 1 , T 2 , T 3 , T 4 , T 5 and T 6 ) with three replicates of each containing 15 birds.The basal diet (maize and soybean meal) was control (T1), while the other experimental diets T 2 , T 3 , T 4 , T 5 and T 6 were formulated with incorporation of 1% fenugreek seed powder, 1% turmeric rhizome powder, 0.25% fenugreek seed powder and 0.75% turmeric rhizome powder, 0.5% fenugreek seed powder and 0.5% turmeric rhizome powder and 0.75% fenugreek seed powder and 0.25% turmeric rhizome powder, respectively along with the basal diet.Body weight gain was significantly (P<0.01)highest in T 6 , T 5 and T 4 groups and lowest in T 1 .Feed intake was highest (P<0.01) in T 3 group followed by T 1 , T 4 , T 2 , T 5 and lowest in T6.FCR was significantly (P<0.01)improved in combination groups (T 6 , T 5 and T 4 groups) as compared to other groups.No significant effect on retention (%) of DM, EE and CF as compared to control.Whereas, CP retention (%) was highest (P<0.05) in T 2 and T 6 groups as compared to other groups.Feed cost per kg live weight gain was lowest (P<0.01) in T 6 , T 5 and T 4 groups and highest in T 1 .