Effect of turmeric residue powder supplementation on the growth performance and yellow skin level of JA-DABACO broiler chicken

Abstract

The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of turmeric residue powder supplement at 2 levels into diets for JA-DABACO chicken. The experiment was designed with 3 groups, 30 chickens in each group, and 3 replications. The control group was provided with a basal diet without adding turmeric residue powder. Group 1 (TN1) was supplied with a basal diet and an addtion of 3% turmeric residue powder in the first 4 weeks and 1% for the last weeks. Group 2 (TN2) used a basal diet with adding 5% turmeric residue powder in the first 4 weeks and 3% for the last weeks. Results revealed that adding turmeric powder increased survival rate (Control group: 94.73%, TN1: 99.78%, and TN2: 99.88%), and increased body weight (Control, TN1, and TN2 were 1173,3 g/head, 1273,3 g/head, and 1356,72 g/head, respectively). The results also showed that adding turmeric residue powder enhanced strongly the yellow colour for chicken skin. Our findings exhibited a great potential of using turmeric residue powder as supplements in chicken diet in order to increase development rate and enhance yellow colour for chicken skin.