RESPONSE OF BROILER BIRDS FED TUMERIC FOR HEAT STRESS ALLEVIATION

Abstract

One hundred and eight Ross broiler birds were used for this heat stress experiment that lasted 6 weeks, chicks were 
allotted to pen randomly, there were two treatments all together with a control, each treatment was replicated three 
times and there are twenty (20) chicks per replicate making. The chicks were raised in a metrological controlled pen 
where the temperature is set at 340C for period of 7hours from 10am to 5pm after brooding (22-42days). The stress 
was then mitigated using Tumeric herb made into powdered form and administered into at 3g and 5g per litre of 
water T1 and T2 respectively, making two treatments with a control experiment. At the end of the six weeks 
experiments, it was discovered that those chicks that took T2 treatments (5 had (g) had the highest feed intake 
(P<0.05) meaning they are relieve of stress and this makes them to feed better than others but those in control had 
better body weight and feed to gain ratio (P<0.05)