Effect of Periodically Use of Garlic (Allium sativum) Powder on Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Broiler Chickens
A feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effect
of periodically use of garlic on performance and carcass
characteristics in broiler chickens. 240 1-day-old Ross broiler chicks
randomly allocated into the 10 dietary treatments (A, B, C, D, E, F,
G, H, I and J) for 6 wk. Treatment A or control group, received basal
diet (based on standards of Ross management guidelines) without
supplementation of garlic powder while B, C and D dietary
treatments were basal diet supplemented with 0.5, 1 and 3% garlic
powder, respectively for the whole time of experiment (6 weeks).
Birds in group E, F and G were fed control diet supplemented with
0.5, 1 and 3% garlic powder, respectively just in their starter diet (0-
21d). Birds in three other treatments (H, I and J) received control diet
for the first 21 days and 0.5, 1 and 3% of garlic powder was added to
their finisher diets, respectively. 1 and 3% supplemented groups in
finisher period had better performance as compared with other
groups. Since present study conducted in optimum and antiseptic
conditions, it seems that better or more responses could be expected
in performance if the raising conditions would not be healthy.
[1] Amagase, H., Petesch, B.L., Matsuura, H., Kasuga, S., Itakura, Y., 2001.
Intake of garlic and its bioactive components. J. Nutr. 131 (S3), 955S-
962S.
[2] Amooz Mehr, A., Dastar, B., 2009. Effects of alcoholic extract of two
herbs (garlic and thymus) on the performance and blood lipids of broiler
chickens. J. Agric. Sci. Natur. Resour., Vol. 16(1)
[3] Alcicek, A., M. Bozkurt and M. Cabuk, 2003. The effect of an essential
oil combination derived from selected herbs growing wild in Turkey on
broiler performance. S. Afr. J. Anim. Sci., 33: 89-92.
[4] AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists), 1990. In: Helrich,
K. (Ed.), Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC, 15th ed. AOAC,
Arlington, VA, USA.
[5] Bordia, A., Bansol, H.C., Arora, S.K., and Singal, S.V. 1975. Effect of
the essential oils of garlic and onion on dementary hyperlipemia.
Atherosterosis, 2:15-18
[6] Barragry, T.B., Powers, T., 1994. Veterinary Drug Therapy. Lea and
Febiger, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
[7] Botsoglou, N. A., P. Florou-Paneri, E. Christaki, D. J. Fletouris, and A.
B. Spais. 2002. Effect of dietary oregano essential oil on performance of
chickens and on iron-induced lipid oxidation of breast, thigh and
abdominal fat tissues. Br. Poult. Sci. 43:223-230
[8] CAFA (Commission on Antimicrobial Feed Additives), 1997.
Antimicrobial feed additives. Swedish Official Government Reports
1997:132. Ministry of Agriculture, Stockholm, Sweden.
[9] Chowdhury, S.R.ÔÇÜ Chowdhury, S. D., Smith,T.K., 2002. Effects of
Dietary Garlic on Cholesterol Metabolism in Laying Hens. Poultry
Science 81:1856-1862
[10] Church, D.C., Pond, W.G., 1988. Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding,
3rd ed. Wiley, New York, NY, USA. S. Chen, B. Mulgrew, and P. M.
Grant, "A clustering technique for digital communications channel
equalization using radial basis function networks," IEEE Trans. Neural
Networks, vol. 4, pp. 570-578, July 1993.
[11] Demir, E., Sarica, S., Ozcan, M.A., and Suicmez, M. 2003. The use of
natural feed additives as alternatives for an antibiotic growth promoter in
broiler diets. Br. J. Poultry Sci. 44:S44 S45.
[12] Dieumou, F. E., Dieumou, A., Teguia, Kuiate, J. R., Tamokou, J. D.,
Fonge, N. B., and Dongmo, M. C, 2009. Effects of ginger (Zingiber
officinale) and garlic (Allium sativum) essential oils on growth
performance and gut microbial population of broiler chickens. Livestock
Research for Rural Development 21 (8).
[13] Freitas, R., Fonseca, J.B., Soares, R.T.R.N., Rostagno, H.S., Soares, P.R.
2001. Utilization of garlic (Allium Sativum L.) as growth promoter of
broilers. Rev. Bras. Zootec 30, 761-765.
[14] Horton, G. M. J., Fennell, M. J., Prasad, B.M., 1991. Effects of dietary
garlic (Allium sativum) on performance, carcass composition and blood
chemistry changes in broiler chickens. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 71, 939-942.
[15] Jamroz, D., Wiliczkiewicz, A., Wertelecki, T., Orda, J., Skorupińska, J.,
2005. Use of active substances of plant in the chickens diets based on
maize and domestical grains. Brit Poult. Sci., (in print)
[16] Kim, Y. J., Chen, I. H., Cho, J. H. , Yoo, J. S., Wang, Q., Wang, Y.,
Huang, Y., 2007. Evaluation of dietary l-carnitine or garlic powder on
growth performance, dry matter and nitrogen digestibilities, blood
profiles and meat quality in finishing pigs. Animal Feed Science and
Technology141, 141-152
[17] Knarreborg, A., Simon, M.A., Engberg, R.M., Jenson, B.B., and
Tannoek, G.W. 2002. Effects of dietary fat source and subtherapeatic
levels of antibiotics on the bacterial community in the ileum of broiler
broiler chickens at various ages. Applied and Env. Microb. 68:5918-
5924.
[18] Konjufca, V.H., Pesti, G.M., Bakalli, R.I., 1997. Modulation of
cholesterol levels in broiler meat by dietary garlic and copper. Poult. Sci.
76, 1264-1271.
[19] Lee, K. W., H. Everts, H. J. Kappert, H. Wouterse, M. Frehner and A. C.
Beynen, 2004. Cinnamanaldehyde, but not thymol, counteracts the
carboxymethyl cellulose-induced growth depression in female broiler
chickens. Intern. J. Poult. Sci., 3: 608- 612.
[20] Lewis, M.R., Rose, S.P., Mackenzie, A.M., Tucker, L.A., 2003. Effects
of dietary inclusion of plant extracts on the growth performance of male
broiler chickens. Brit. Poult. Sci. 44 (Suppl. 1), S43-S44.
[21] Mohan, B., R. Kadirvel, A. Natarajan and M. Bhaskaran, 1996. Effect of
probiotics supplementation on growth, nitrogen utilization and serum
cholesterol in broilers. Br. Poult. Sci., 37: 395-401.
[22] NRC, 1994. Nutrient requirements of domestic animals. Nutrient
requirements of poultry. 157P. 9th rev.ed. National Research Concil,
National Academy Press. Washington, DC.
[23] Patterson, T.A., and Barkholder, K.M. 2003. Application of prebiotics
and probiotics in poultry production, J. Poultry Sci. 82: 627-637.
[24] Qureshi, A.A., Din, Z.Z., Abuirmeileh, N., Burger, W.C., Ahmad, Y.,
Elson, C.E., 1983. Suppression of avian hepatic lipid metabolism by
solvent extracts of garlic: impact on serum lipids. J. Nutr. 113, 1746-
1755.
[25] Rivlin, R.S., 2001. Historical perspective on the use of garlic. J. Nutr.
131 (3S), 951S-954S.
[26] Sarica, S., A. Ciftci, E. Demir, K. Kilinc, and Y. Yildirim. 2005. Use of
an antibiotic growth promoter and two herbal natural feed additives with
and without exogenous enzymes in wheat based broiler diets. S. Afr. J.
Anim. Sci. 35:61-72.
[27] Thakar, N.M., Chairmam, D.M., McElroy, A.R., Novak, C.L., Link, R.L.
2004. Pharmacological screening of some medicinal plants as
antimicrobial and feed additives. Msc Thesis. Department of Animal
Science. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg,
Virgina USA. 73P.
[28] Yalc─▒n, Sakine., Onbasilar, E. Ebru., Reisli1, Zehra. and Yalc─▒n, Suzan.,
2006. Effect of garlic powder on the performance, egg traits and blood
parameters of laying hens. J Sci Food Agric 86, 1336-1339.
[1] Amagase, H., Petesch, B.L., Matsuura, H., Kasuga, S., Itakura, Y., 2001.
Intake of garlic and its bioactive components. J. Nutr. 131 (S3), 955S-
962S.
[2] Amooz Mehr, A., Dastar, B., 2009. Effects of alcoholic extract of two
herbs (garlic and thymus) on the performance and blood lipids of broiler
chickens. J. Agric. Sci. Natur. Resour., Vol. 16(1)
[3] Alcicek, A., M. Bozkurt and M. Cabuk, 2003. The effect of an essential
oil combination derived from selected herbs growing wild in Turkey on
broiler performance. S. Afr. J. Anim. Sci., 33: 89-92.
[4] AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists), 1990. In: Helrich,
K. (Ed.), Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC, 15th ed. AOAC,
Arlington, VA, USA.
[5] Bordia, A., Bansol, H.C., Arora, S.K., and Singal, S.V. 1975. Effect of
the essential oils of garlic and onion on dementary hyperlipemia.
Atherosterosis, 2:15-18
[6] Barragry, T.B., Powers, T., 1994. Veterinary Drug Therapy. Lea and
Febiger, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
[7] Botsoglou, N. A., P. Florou-Paneri, E. Christaki, D. J. Fletouris, and A.
B. Spais. 2002. Effect of dietary oregano essential oil on performance of
chickens and on iron-induced lipid oxidation of breast, thigh and
abdominal fat tissues. Br. Poult. Sci. 43:223-230
[8] CAFA (Commission on Antimicrobial Feed Additives), 1997.
Antimicrobial feed additives. Swedish Official Government Reports
1997:132. Ministry of Agriculture, Stockholm, Sweden.
[9] Chowdhury, S.R.ÔÇÜ Chowdhury, S. D., Smith,T.K., 2002. Effects of
Dietary Garlic on Cholesterol Metabolism in Laying Hens. Poultry
Science 81:1856-1862
[10] Church, D.C., Pond, W.G., 1988. Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding,
3rd ed. Wiley, New York, NY, USA. S. Chen, B. Mulgrew, and P. M.
Grant, "A clustering technique for digital communications channel
equalization using radial basis function networks," IEEE Trans. Neural
Networks, vol. 4, pp. 570-578, July 1993.
[11] Demir, E., Sarica, S., Ozcan, M.A., and Suicmez, M. 2003. The use of
natural feed additives as alternatives for an antibiotic growth promoter in
broiler diets. Br. J. Poultry Sci. 44:S44 S45.
[12] Dieumou, F. E., Dieumou, A., Teguia, Kuiate, J. R., Tamokou, J. D.,
Fonge, N. B., and Dongmo, M. C, 2009. Effects of ginger (Zingiber
officinale) and garlic (Allium sativum) essential oils on growth
performance and gut microbial population of broiler chickens. Livestock
Research for Rural Development 21 (8).
[13] Freitas, R., Fonseca, J.B., Soares, R.T.R.N., Rostagno, H.S., Soares, P.R.
2001. Utilization of garlic (Allium Sativum L.) as growth promoter of
broilers. Rev. Bras. Zootec 30, 761-765.
[14] Horton, G. M. J., Fennell, M. J., Prasad, B.M., 1991. Effects of dietary
garlic (Allium sativum) on performance, carcass composition and blood
chemistry changes in broiler chickens. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 71, 939-942.
[15] Jamroz, D., Wiliczkiewicz, A., Wertelecki, T., Orda, J., Skorupińska, J.,
2005. Use of active substances of plant in the chickens diets based on
maize and domestical grains. Brit Poult. Sci., (in print)
[16] Kim, Y. J., Chen, I. H., Cho, J. H. , Yoo, J. S., Wang, Q., Wang, Y.,
Huang, Y., 2007. Evaluation of dietary l-carnitine or garlic powder on
growth performance, dry matter and nitrogen digestibilities, blood
profiles and meat quality in finishing pigs. Animal Feed Science and
Technology141, 141-152
[17] Knarreborg, A., Simon, M.A., Engberg, R.M., Jenson, B.B., and
Tannoek, G.W. 2002. Effects of dietary fat source and subtherapeatic
levels of antibiotics on the bacterial community in the ileum of broiler
broiler chickens at various ages. Applied and Env. Microb. 68:5918-
5924.
[18] Konjufca, V.H., Pesti, G.M., Bakalli, R.I., 1997. Modulation of
cholesterol levels in broiler meat by dietary garlic and copper. Poult. Sci.
76, 1264-1271.
[19] Lee, K. W., H. Everts, H. J. Kappert, H. Wouterse, M. Frehner and A. C.
Beynen, 2004. Cinnamanaldehyde, but not thymol, counteracts the
carboxymethyl cellulose-induced growth depression in female broiler
chickens. Intern. J. Poult. Sci., 3: 608- 612.
[20] Lewis, M.R., Rose, S.P., Mackenzie, A.M., Tucker, L.A., 2003. Effects
of dietary inclusion of plant extracts on the growth performance of male
broiler chickens. Brit. Poult. Sci. 44 (Suppl. 1), S43-S44.
[21] Mohan, B., R. Kadirvel, A. Natarajan and M. Bhaskaran, 1996. Effect of
probiotics supplementation on growth, nitrogen utilization and serum
cholesterol in broilers. Br. Poult. Sci., 37: 395-401.
[22] NRC, 1994. Nutrient requirements of domestic animals. Nutrient
requirements of poultry. 157P. 9th rev.ed. National Research Concil,
National Academy Press. Washington, DC.
[23] Patterson, T.A., and Barkholder, K.M. 2003. Application of prebiotics
and probiotics in poultry production, J. Poultry Sci. 82: 627-637.
[24] Qureshi, A.A., Din, Z.Z., Abuirmeileh, N., Burger, W.C., Ahmad, Y.,
Elson, C.E., 1983. Suppression of avian hepatic lipid metabolism by
solvent extracts of garlic: impact on serum lipids. J. Nutr. 113, 1746-
1755.
[25] Rivlin, R.S., 2001. Historical perspective on the use of garlic. J. Nutr.
131 (3S), 951S-954S.
[26] Sarica, S., A. Ciftci, E. Demir, K. Kilinc, and Y. Yildirim. 2005. Use of
an antibiotic growth promoter and two herbal natural feed additives with
and without exogenous enzymes in wheat based broiler diets. S. Afr. J.
Anim. Sci. 35:61-72.
[27] Thakar, N.M., Chairmam, D.M., McElroy, A.R., Novak, C.L., Link, R.L.
2004. Pharmacological screening of some medicinal plants as
antimicrobial and feed additives. Msc Thesis. Department of Animal
Science. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg,
Virgina USA. 73P.
[28] Yalc─▒n, Sakine., Onbasilar, E. Ebru., Reisli1, Zehra. and Yalc─▒n, Suzan.,
2006. Effect of garlic powder on the performance, egg traits and blood
parameters of laying hens. J Sci Food Agric 86, 1336-1339.
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of periodically use of garlic on performance and carcass
characteristics in broiler chickens. 240 1-day-old Ross broiler chicks
randomly allocated into the 10 dietary treatments (A, B, C, D, E, F,
G, H, I and J) for 6 wk. Treatment A or control group, received basal
diet (based on standards of Ross management guidelines) without
supplementation of garlic powder while B, C and D dietary
treatments were basal diet supplemented with 0.5, 1 and 3% garlic
powder, respectively for the whole time of experiment (6 weeks).
Birds in group E, F and G were fed control diet supplemented with
0.5, 1 and 3% garlic powder, respectively just in their starter diet (0-
21d). Birds in three other treatments (H, I and J) received control diet
for the first 21 days and 0.5, 1 and 3% of garlic powder was added to
their finisher diets, respectively. 1 and 3% supplemented groups in
finisher period had better performance as compared with other
groups. Since present study conducted in optimum and antiseptic
conditions, it seems that better or more responses could be expected
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