Effect of Adding a Phytogenic Plant Additive (PFA) in some Productive Traits of Broiler Chickens

Abstract

Abstract This experiment was conducted in Poultry house of the Department of Animal Production / College of Agriculture / University of Basrah 19/11/2020 to 23/12/2020to find out the effect of adding the plant additive ((PFA) to feed and water at different time periods on some productive traits of broiler. Two hundred and fifty-two unsexed 1-day-old (ROSS 308) broiler chicks were randomly distributed in 7 groups each one consisting of 3 replicates (12 birds/replicate) as follows : The results showed that the addition of the phytoogenic to the diet or water led to a significant improvement (p≤0.05)in the productive characteristics, which included body weight, weight gain, feed intake, and feed conversion coefficient, compared to the control group The results showed that the addition of the phytoogenic to the diet or water led to a significant improvement (p≤0.05)in the productive characteristics, which included body weight, weight gain, feed intake, and feed conversion coefficient, compared to the control group.