Effect of using folic acid in broiler drinking water as a pre-experiment

<p>The water-soluble vitamin B complex group, which includes folic acid, is crucial for several processes. Examining the effects of folic acid addition in broiler drinking water at a high dose on the growth rate, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, certain blood metabolites, and carcass characteristics is the goal of the current experiment. In this study, sixty Cobb 500 broiler chicks that were one day old and unsexed were employed. Two equal treatments were randomly assigned to the broiler chicks. Thirty chicks per treatment were split equally among five replicates. Ten milligrams of folic acid per liter of drinking water (T2) and control (T1) were the experimental treatments. Throughout the experimental period (1–35 days of age), the folic acid group significantly outperformed the control group in terms of body weight, body gain, and feed conversion ratio (<em>P</em> < 0.05), while feed intake was not significantly impacted. The folic acid (T2) treatment significantly reduced plasma total lipid, triglycerides (<em>P</em> < 0.05), urea, and alanine aminotransferase (ALT (<em>P</em> < 0.01)) in comparison to the control treatment. However, in contrast to the folic acid treatment (8.1%), the control treatment had the greatest mortality rate (10.81%). Folic acid was found to increase broiler growth rate and have no negative impact on the birds’ overall health when added to their drinking water.</p>