Effect of herbal amino acids in improving growth and performance in broiler chicken

An investigation was carried out to evaluate the effect of herbal amino acids in improving the performance in broilers. Total 400 day old Vencobb broiler chicks were weighed and distributed randomly into five treatment groups viz., A (ration prepared as per BIS Indian Standards, 2007), B (a negative control group with 10% reduced protein), C (Methiorep @ 0.10% supplemented in B), D (Methiorep @ 0.15% supplemented in B) and E (Superliv @0.05% supplemented in B with four replicates of 20 chicks each. The weight gain, FCR for different treatments groups were non-significant. The feed consumption was significantly higher in various treatment groups compared to the group A. The mortality was higher in Treatment group B compared to rest of the groups. Best performance was observed for treatment groups E supplemented with Superliv. The profitability was more in Superliv supplemented group followed by Methiorep supplemented groups. It is concluded that supplementation of Methiorep @ 0.1% or Superliv @ 0.05% in feed can improve the performance of broilers in term of body weight gain, feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, livability, decrease feed cost, thereby reducing the production cost and increasing the net profit in broiler production.