Effect of Fresh Pudina (Mentha arvensis) Leaves Paste with Water on the Performance of Broilers
Ashish Awasthi *
C.S.A. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, India.
Neeraj Singh
C.S.A. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, India.
Veerendra Kumar
C.S.A. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
An experiment was conducted on 45-day-old broiler chicks reared up to five weeks of age to investigate the Effect of Pudina leaves paste on the Growth and Performance of Broilers. 45-day-old Broiler chicks were randomly divided into five groups with four sub-groups of 4 chicks. The control (first) group received a standard broilers diet. Chicks in, the second, third, fourth and fifth groups received standard broilers supplemented with Pudina leaves paste 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.0 g, respectively. Results revealed that there was a significant effect of different levels of Pudina leaves paste on body weight, feed intake and gain in weight of broilers. The feed efficiency of broilers was also improved on feed supplemented with Pudina leaves paste.
Keywords: Pudina leaves, broilers, chicks, feed conversion ratio