Comparative Effect Of Aqueous Extract Of Thonningia sanguinea And Sclerocarya birrea On Zootechnical Performance Of Broilers Chickens.

[摘要] Preserving consumer health by supplying more Bio-products, most of research is oriented towardsalternative solutions such as plant extract in veterinary medicine. Thus, the present study aims to compare theeffect of the aqueous extract of the leaves of Sclerocarya birrea and the inflorescences of Thonningiasanguinea on the zootechnical parameters of broilers chickens. To do this, three hundred chickens weredivided into 3 batches of 100 chickens. The chickens of batch A have received non-supplemented drinkingwater. Those of batch B and C received drinking water containing respectively 10g/L of aqueous extracts ofThonningia sanguinea and S. birrea at 21 days of age while one week. The results showed that the chickenswatered with the solutions containing the extracts of THOS and S. birrea have the best weight growth andweight gain. In addition, the chickens of these batches have recorded the lowest consumption index andmortality rates. However, no significant difference (p <0.05) was observed between the zootechnicalperformance of the chickens having received the water containing the extracts of the two plants. The aqueousextract of Thonningia sanguinea and S. birrea could be used to improve the productivity of broiler farming.

[学科分类] 工程和技术（综合）

[关键词] Sclerocarya birrea;Thonningia sanguinea;Broiler chicken;Body growth