Broiler Chicken Performance on a Diet Complete with Clove (Syzygium Aromaticum) Powder

Background and Objective: Antibiotic side effects are a serious concern. On the other hand, clove is well known for its medicinal benefits and is widely accessible in local markets. Therefore, this study was done to see if clove could replace antibiotics. The objective of the current study was to evaluate how different dietary supplementation doses of clove powder affected body weight, growth rate, feed intake, feed conversion efficiency, carcass characteristics, and the economics of broiler chicken production. Materials and Methods: A total of 200 - day - old Cobb 430 Y commercial broiler chicks were randomly divided into four treatments (T1, T2, T3, and T4), each with five replications of ten birds. These treatments were all carried out using a Randomized Block Design. The test animals were fed a typical broiler starter (0?21 days) and finisher (2?42 days) meal. Four dietary regimens containing 0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 g/kg of feed were given to the birds. Weekly records of body weight, weight increase, and FCE were kept, while daily records of total daily calorie consumption were kept. Four birds from each treatment were slaughtered on the 42nd day in order to examine the corpse's characteristics. Results: The addition of clove powder to the meal had no discernible impact on body weight or weight increase, and T4 feed intake had the best FCE ever reported. The clove supplementation group had no deaths. Hence it was noted that the area was entirely livable. Clove supplementation had little influence on carcass weight; however, it had a noticeable impact on dressing % and organ weights. The maximum BCR and net profit per bird were found in T3. As a result, T3 was shown to have the highest performance index, net profit per bird, and BCR. As a result of the aforementioned findings, supplementing feed with clove powder at 1.0 g/kg can be advised given the agroclimatic conditions in Nagaland.