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ArticleVeterinary world2020

Dietary supplementation of Neem (

Torun Kumar Paul, Md Mehedi Hasan, Md Anowarul Haque, Sudipta Talukder, Yousuf Ali Sarker, Mahmudul Hasan Sikder, Mohammad Abu Hadi Noor Ali Khan, Mohammed Nazmus Sakib, Alip Kumar

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Torun Kumar PaulDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
Md Mehedi HasanPopulation Medicine and AMR Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
Md Anowarul HaqueDepartment of Surgery and Theriogenology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sudipta TalukderPopulation Medicine and AMR Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
Yousuf Ali SarkerDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
Mahmudul Hasan SikderDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Abu Hadi Noor Ali KhanDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
Mohammed Nazmus SakibDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
Alip KumarDepartment of Animal Science, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Australia.
Bangladesh Agricultural University · BDSher-e-Bangla Agricultural University · BDUniversity of New England · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimGlobal trend to remove the antibiotic growth promoter (AGP) from animals contributes to the exploration of successful measures to sustain production and reduces the intestinal diseases in the post-AGP era. Plant extracts, therefore, have been used to improve performance and intestinal health. Here, we conducted a study to evaluate the effects of neem ( MATERIALS AND

methodsSixty day-old broiler chicks were assigned to 12-floor pens, each stocked with five birds and divided into three treatment groups of four pens per treatment. The groups were: Negative control, basal diet without additives; positive control, basal diet with antibiotics and vitamins; and NLE treated group, basal diet supplemented with 0.1% aqua extract of neem leaves.

resultsOverall feed intake was significantly (p≤0.05) highest in the positive control. Higher body weight, higher dressing percentage, and lower feed conversion ratio were observed in birds treated with NLE compared to the negative control group (p≤0.05) but not the positive control group (p>0.05). There was no significant variation in hematology between different groups. Furthermore, the economic evaluation indicated that the NLE treatment was found cheaper than control and antibiotic treatment in cost-benefit analysis.

conclusionWe suggest NLE might be a cheaper alternative to antibiotics in broiler production as indicated by improved body weight and feed efficiency.

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alternatives to antibioticsbroiler chickensgrowth performanceneem leaf extractsproduction cost

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