EFFECT OF GRAPE SEED POWDER OR GRAPE SEED OIL EXTRACT ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF BROILER CHICKS

Emara, A H; El-Sayed, I A; Elsebai, Azza A; Hassan, Saber Shihata

doi:10.21608/jaesj.2024.213699.1097

EFFECT OF GRAPE SEED POWDER OR GRAPE SEED OIL EXTRACT ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF BROILER CHICKS

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¹ Animal and Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt

² Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Egypt

³ Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt

10.21608/jaesj.2024.213699.1097

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of grape seeds powder or its oil extract addition to the broiler diets on productive performance, carcass characteristics and economic efficiency. A total number of 150 seven day old of broiler chicks (Arbor Acres) were randomly divided into five equal experimental groups with 3 replicates of 10 birds in each for 35 day of age. The first group was served as control group without any supplementation while birds of the 2^nd and 3^rd groups were fed diets contained 10 and 20 g grape seed powder/ kg diet, respectively, the 4^th and 5^th groups were fed diets contained 100 and 200 mg grape seed oil/ kg diet, respectively. Chicks fed basal diet containing grape seed oil at 100mg/ kg had significantly highest body weight and body weight gain during experimental period compared to the control group. Chicks fed basal diet supplemented grape seed powder or grape seed oil had a significantly lower feed consumption and improved feed conversion ratio than the control group during 7-35 days of age. The highest values of net revenue, economic efficiency, relative economic efficiency and European production efficiency factor were observed with broiler chickens feed diets supplemented with low level grape seed oil group than the other experimental groups. It was concluded from the present study that grape seed powder and grape seed oil could be used as good natural alternatives for growth promoters for growth promoters and improved the growth performance and European production efficiency factor of broiler chickens during 7-35 days of age.

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