Ameliorative efficacy of citrus fruit oil in aflatoxicosis in broilers: a growth and biochemical study

Authors

SENTHIL KUMAR DHANAPAL
SUGUNA RAO
PRADEEP KUMAR PALAHALLY GOVINDARAJU
RAVIKUMAR HUKKERI
KARIKALAN MATHESH

DOI

10.3906/vet-1303-9

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to study the efficacy of citrus fruit oil on growth parameters and biochemical parameters of broilers in 4 groups with 2 replicates of 20 chicks in each. Standard broiler diet without aflatoxin was given to group A, basal diet + citrus fruit oil 2.5 g kg^{-1} to group B, basal diet + 1 ppm aflatoxin to group C, and 1 ppm aflatoxin + basal diet + citrus fruit oil 2.5 g kg^{-1} to group D. The results showed that supplementation in group D had a moderate effect on posttreatment growth performance, relative organ weight, and biochemical parameters. It is suggested that citrus fruit oil as a feed additive causes partial amelioration of aflatoxicosis.

Keywords

Citrus fruit oil, aflatoxicosis, growth performance, biochemical parameters, ameliorative efficacy

First Page

207

Last Page

211

Recommended Citation

DHANAPAL, SENTHIL KUMAR; RAO, SUGUNA; GOVINDARAJU, PRADEEP KUMAR PALAHALLY; HUKKERI, RAVIKUMAR; and MATHESH, KARIKALAN (2014) "Ameliorative efficacy of citrus fruit oil in aflatoxicosis in broilers: a growth and biochemical study," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 38: No. 2, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1303-9
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol38/iss2/15