Effect of peppermint, fenugreek and their mixture on production traits of heat stressed broiler chickens

Abstract

This study carried out to evaluate the effect of dietary fenugreek , peppermint and their mixture on productive traits of heat stressed broiler chicken The experiment  was conducted in special field for 35days.It  involved 120 unsexed one day( Ross308) broiler chicks , that were divided into four groups (30 /group) with three replicated (10 birds/replicate), the first treatment (control T1): chicks were fed on a basal diet without addition ,the second treatment fed on a basal diet with 1.5 gm peppermint / Kg diet(T2) ,the third treatment fed on a basal diet with 1.5 gm fenugreek Kg diet (T3)/,the fourth treatment was fed on a basal diet with 1.5 gm fenugreek + 1.5 gm peppermint /Kg diet(T4). The productive parameters were calculated weekly throughout the experimental period. The mixture of peppermint and fenugreek significantly affected and improve weekly body weight, weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio in addition treatments compared with control treatment. Mortality was zero in all treatment. In conclusion according to current result peppermint and fenugreek can be used as good feed additive to reduce heat stress in broiler and enhancement of productive traits of broiler.