Effects of dietary fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) seed powder supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, small intestinal morphology, and carcass traits of broilers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the increasing demands in livestock and poultry breeding and the growing number of food-borne diseases, it is necessary to practice food safety and develop strategies to produce healthy livestock. Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) has been used as an additive in poultry production by some researchers, but there are few studies on the systemic beneficial effects of dietary fennel seed powder supplementation on broilers. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of dietary fennel seed powder supplementation on feed intake, the apparent metabolic rate of nutrients, intestinal morphology, and carcass traits in Cobb broilers.

Methods

A single-factor experimental design was used. In total, 160 1-day-old Cobb broiler chicks were randomly assigned

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7847707 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature