Evaluation of lemon juice and garlic on clinicobiochemical profile and organ weights of broiler chicken Prawez Shahid1*, Nimmanapalli Ramadevi2, Yadav Pavan Kumar3, Kumar Manish3, Tripathi Utkarsh Kumar4 1Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Banaras Hindu University, Barkachha, Mirzapur-231001 (UP), India 2Veterinary Microbiology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Banaras Hindu University, Barkachha, Mirzapur-231001 (UP), India 3Department of Physiology & Biochemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Banaras Hindu University, Barkachha, Mirzapur-231001 (UP), India 4Department of LPM, F.V.A. Scaculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Banaras Hindu University, Barkachha, Mirzapur-231001 (UP), India *Corresponding author e-mail: shahidprawez@gmail.com
Online published on 29 June, 2021. Abstract The present study was planned to replace the antibiotics with Russian Penicillin (garlic) and lemon juice. Garlic have multi-folded pharmacological property viz. antibacterial, anti-oxidant, immuno-modulatory. However, lemon is vitamin-C enriched holding disinfectant action. Thirty-nine days of experimental period, zero day old 150 broiler chicks were divided into five groups and further each group divided into three replicate containing 10 chicks per replicate. Chicks of T-1, T-2, T-3, T-4 and T-5 groups were control, garlic (3% w/w), lemon (1% v/v), garlic plus lemon and sanitizer plus antibiotics groups, respectively. Garlic powder and lemon juice were mixed in feed and drinking water as feed additive and water sanitizer, respectively. Different biological parameters relating lipid profile, liver function, protein profile in serum and water consumption and body weight gain were analysed. A significant increase of water intake was found in garlic (T-2) and garlic plus lemon treated (T-4) broiler chicken compared to control. Similar increase in body weight gain as found in garlic plus lemon treated (T-4) broiler chicken compared to control. Serum glucose and SGOT level were significantly decreased in garlic plus lemon treated (T-4) broiler chicken compared to control. Interestingly the lemon juice significantly decreases the body weight gain of broiler chicken (T-3) compared to control. Hence, present study findings elucidating that the Broiler chicken can be reared without using antibiotics and water sanitizer replacing with easily available natural ingredient garlic and lemon. Top Keywords Broiler, Garlic, Lemon juice, Biochemical parameters, Carcass and body weight. Top |