EFFECT OF WOOD SHAVINGS ON GIZZARD, LIVER WEIGHT, PH AND MICROBIAL LOAD IN CAECAL FLUID OF BROILER

Abstract

The experiment was conducted to know the use of wood shavings as unconventional feed ingredients in broiler ration. The basal diets contained 3100ME (kcl/kg feed), Cp 21(g/100g). No Mortality was found among the treatments. From the experiment, it was included that Liver weight of sample in wood shaving diet was 31.6 gm, 30.85 gm, 31.8 gm respectively. Gizzard weight was 35.04 gm, 34.5 gm,33.9 gm respectively.PH of caecum and colon was 6.7,7.4 respectively. Microbial load in caecum was 219 colonies (30 focuses).However, there may be differences of the parameters in different strain, age, sex etc.It may be concluded that although untreated softwood are abundant in the country and can be used as stimulator in the diet of poultry ration to make it cheaper