Abstract
An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of five commonly used antistress agents on haemato-biochemical profiles of broiler and broiler breeder hen. In case of broiler, significant differences were observed between treatment groups for haemoglobin concentration, total RBC and total WBC count, total blood glucose, total serum protein, total serum albumin, total alkaline phosphatase activity and total serum cholesterol level. No definite trend was observed amongst the treatment groups and control for total blood glucose content and total alkaline phosphatase activity. It is apparent that the groups fed with antistress agents like Stress roak and Venlyte had lowest serum cholesterol level compared to other groups. In case of broiler breeder hen difference between treatment groups were significant for haemoglobin content, but not for total RBC and WBC count. Differences between treatment groups although were not significant statistically for total serum protein, however differences between treatment groups were highly significant for total blood glucose.
Highlights
High ambient temperature and humidity are considered as the major stressors to which poultry are exposed in coastal belt of Orissa during summer
Considering the above situation, different antistress agents are being administered in the diet of broiler and broiler breeder hen to overcome heat stress
An experiment was conducted on 216 broiler breeder hens and 540 day old broiler chicks of dam line maintained at experimental poultry farm, Orissa Veterinary College, O.U.A.T., Bhubaneswar
Summary
High ambient temperature and humidity are considered as the major stressors to which poultry are exposed in coastal belt of Orissa during summer. 216 broiler breeder hens were divided into six groups of 42 birds (36 female and 6 male). Effect of Antistress agents on Haemato-Biochemical profiles of broiler and breeder hen druing summer Table-1: Mean and standard error of Haematological traits of Broilers at 6th week of age Biochemical parameters such as total blood glucose, total serum protein, total serum albumin, total serum cholesterol, total alkaline phosphatase(ALP) activity were performed at sixth week of age.
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