Open AccessEffects of aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) gel on growth performance and haemato-biochemical profiles in broiler chickens
Author(s) -
MM Islam,
Kki Khalil,
Khairul Islam,
Khaled Mahmud Sujan,
Afrina Mustari,
Mohammad Alam Miah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the bangladesh veterinarian/bangladesh veterinarian
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2224-7289
pISSN - 1012-5949
DOI - 10.3329/bvet.v36i1-2.55747
Subject(s) - aloe vera , broiler , oxytetracycline , zoology , antibiotics , biology , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , botany
The study was designed to assess the effects of aloe vera gel (AVG) on broiler growth performance and haemato-biochemical changes. “Lohman” day-old broiler chicks (n=48) were reared for 28 days. At day 13, chicks were randomly divided into four equal groups (12/group). Group A was non-treated control. Group B was supplemented with antibiotic (oxytetracycline hydrochloride) as a growth promoter in water. Group C and D were supplied AVG (1% and 2%) in drinking water. Antibiotic and AVG treated broilers had higher (P<0.05) live weight (1803.8 ± 63.6 gm and 1800.00 ± 64.2 gm) than control (1607.5 ± 41.7 gm). Total erythrocyte count (3.6 ± 0.1 x 106/uL), haemoglobin (9.9 ± 0.1 gm%) and packed cell volume (35.2 ± 0.4 %) were higher (P<0.05) in treated groups. It is suggested that the aloe vera gel supplementation (1-2%) may be used as an alternative to antibiotics for better growth performance in broilers without deleterious effects on haematobiochemical profiles.The Bangladesh Veterinarian (2019) 36(1 - 2): 25-32