COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN MISWAK AND NEOMYCIN ON SOME PRODUCTIVE, REPRODUCTIVE AND IMMUNOLOGICAL TRAITS OF DOKKI4 CHICKENS STRAIN

Alm El-Dein, A K; MOSA, S M; Abd El Aziz, S

doi:10.21608/epsj.2014.5358

COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN MISWAK AND NEOMYCIN ON SOME PRODUCTIVE, REPRODUCTIVE AND IMMUNOLOGICAL TRAITS OF DOKKI4 CHICKENS STRAIN

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Dep. of Poul. Breeding Res., Anim. Prod. Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Cent., Minist. of Agric., Dokki, Giza, Egyp.

² Alm El-Dein1;

³ Anim. Health Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Cent., Minist. of Agric., Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

10.21608/epsj.2014.5358

Abstract

This work was carried out to study the potential use of Miswak as a natural alternative antibiotic with comparing to Neomycin (chemical antibiotic) and the effect of different levels of Miswak on laying hen’s performance, immunity, egg quality, some blood plasma constituents as well as semen characteristics of Dokki 4 chickens strain. A total number of 300 of Dokki4 chickens strain at 18 wks of age were used in this experiment up to 36 wks of age. All chicks were randomly divided into 5 equal groups each of 60 chicken (15 males and 45 females) with three replicates, wing banded and individually weighed, with nearly similar average initial live body weight of all groups. The 1st group was fed the basal diet without supplementation while 2nd, 3rd and 4th groups were fed the basal diet supplemented with 0.50, 0.75 and 1.0% Miswak, respectively and the last treatment (5th group) was supplemented with Neomycin (25mg/kg diet). The best values in body weight recorded with Neomycin and (0.50%) Miswak respectively. Moreover, laying hens fed on Miswak at any level had insignificant body weight values compared to Neomycin at all ages studied. Laying hens which fed on Miswak (1.0%) reached sexual maturity earlier than all other treatments and control group with a significant (P≤0.05) difference with each other treatments and control group except (0.75%) Miswak. The highest values of egg production percentage recorded for levels (1.0%, 0.75%) Miswak and (25 mg/kg diet) Neomycin respectively compared to control group through each month and whole experimental period studied. The highest values of shell thickness, shell and yolk weight percentage and both yolk diameter and high were found in layers fed diet with (1.0%) then (0.75%) Miswak compared to other treatments and control group, without significant differences between the previous two levels of Miswak.

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