EFFECT OF ADDING VITAMIN C TO DRINKING WATER IN THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS REARED UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURE

Younis, D.; Ibrahim, I.; Abdulrahman, S.

doi:10.33899/magrj.2007.26525

	EFFECT OF ADDING VITAMIN C TO DRINKING WATER IN THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS REARED UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURE
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
Article 11, Volume 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 39-46 PDF (0 K)
DOI: 10.33899/magrj.2007.26525
Authors
D. Younis; I. Ibrahim; S. Abdulrahman
College of Agric. and forestry, University of Mosul –Mosul-Iraq
Abstract
400 of unsexsd chickens (Fawbro) at 22 days old were used to study the effect of adding vitamin c to Drinking water on some physiological and productive performance of broiler reared under high environmental temperature 36o C for eight hours daily . Four treatment were used as follows : T1 Control No vitamin c added , T2 Adding 100mg vitamin cLiter water , T3 Adding 150mg vitamin cLiter water , T4 Adding 200mg vitamin cLiter water, feed and water were Ad Libitum . Statistic analysis showed that adding vitamin c resulted in significant increase P ≤ 0.5 in average body weight , relative growth rate , feed consumption , R.B.C. numbers , Hb concentration . Significant decrease P ≤ 0.5 in Glycogen concentration in Liver and Heart , Blood glucose level ,P.C.V.volume and water consumption .No significant differences were showed in Dressing percentage .

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