LIVE BODY WEIGHT, CARCASS AND ABDOMINAL FAT PERCENTAGE OF BROILER CHICKEN AFFECTED BY HERBAL DRINK

Abstract

The aim of the research was to determine the live body weight, carcass percentage, and percentage of abdominal fat in broiler chicken affected by herbal drinks.One hundred twenty birds of DOC was used in the research. Basal diet contain of metabolizable energy 3000 kcal/kg and crude protein 22%.Experimental design used was completely Randomized Designed with 6 treatments and 4 replicates, every replicates consist of five 5 birds. The treatments were as follows: T0: control (without herbal drink), T1: basal diet + 10% of herbal drink, T2: basal diet + 20% of herbal drink, T3: basal diet + 30% of herbal drink, T4: basal diet + 40% of herbal drink and T5: basal diet + 50% of herbal drink. The parameters observed werelive body weight, carcass percentage and abdominal fat percentage. The result showed that herbal drink significantly (p <0.05) increased live body weight and carcass percentage and decrease the abdominal fat percentage. The conclusion was herbal drinks increase the live body weight and carcass percentage and decrease the abdominal fat percentage of broiler chicken.