EFFECT OF VARYING LEVELS OF CINNAMON POWDER ON CARCASS CHARACTERISTIC OF BROILER CHICKEN
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The experiment was conducted to evaluate the carcass characteristics of broiler chickens fed varying inclusion levels of cinnamon powder. A total of one hundred and fifty (150) day old Ross 308 broiler chicks was purchased for the experiment and was randomly distributed to four (4) treatments of three (3) replicate each after the initial weight has been taken. The dietary treatment consisted of T1, T2, T3, and T4 with 0g, 0.1g, 0.2g, and 0.3g supplementation of cinnamon powder in 4 liters of water. The experimental diets were fed to the birds for 6 weeks. Data on carcass and internal organ characteristics were gathered. Data were collected on bled weight, dress weight Drumstick, thigh, breast, back, neck, wing and shank for carcass characteristics while data were collected on liver, lung, kidney, proventriculus, bile, crop and heart for internal organ. The result revealed that cinnamon powder supplementation affected all carcass and internal organ parameters measured significantly (p
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