The effect of chicory root powder on growth performance and some blood parameters of broilers fed wheat-based diets

Figures & data

Table 1. Composition of treatment diets fed from 1 d to 21 d of age (starter) and from 21 d to 42 d of age (grower).

	Starter diets (1–21 d)				Grower diets (21–42 d)
	0% CRP	1.5% CRP	3% CRP	4.5% CRP	0% CRP	1.5% CRP	3% CRP	4.5% CRP
Ingredient
Wheat %	58.6	57.5	56.4	55.3	60.6	59.9	58.9	57.3
Soya bean meal %	32	31.5	31.2	31	29.9	29.2	28.6	29
Sunflower oil%	4.3	4.6	4.5	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.6	4.7
CRP %	0	1.5	3	4.5	0	1.5	3	4.5
DCP %	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.2	2.66	2.66	2.6	2.2
Limestone %	0.86	0.86	0.86	0.86	0.8	0.8	0.86	0.86
Methionine %	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38
Lysine %	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22
Mineral %	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Vitamins %	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Salt %	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34
Analysed composition
ME (kcal/kg)	2.92	2.92	2.9	2.89	2.96	2.96	2.97	2.97
CP %	20.16	20.1	20.1	20.04	19.3	19.2	19.25	19.1
Lysine %	1.24	1.22	1.22	1.21	1.18	1.16	1.16	1.14
Methionine	0.67	0.67	0.67	0.66	0.66	0.66	0.66	0.65
Methionine + Cysteine %	1.04	1.03	1.03	1.03	1.02	1.02	1.02	1.01
Calcium %	1.05	1	1	0.92	0.99	0.99	0.95	0.95
Available phosphorus %	0.53	0.51	0.51	0.46	0.51	0.51	0.47	0.45
Na %	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16

Supplied the following per kilogram of diet: Vitamin A 9000 IU; Vitamin D₃ 2000 IU; Vitamin E 18 IU; Vitamin K 2 mg; riboflavin 6.6 mg; pantothenic acid 10 mg; pyridoxine 3 mg; folic acid 1 mg; Vitamin B₁₂ 15 μg; niacin 30 mg; choline 500 mg; Se 0.2 mg; I 1 mg; Cu 10 mg; Fe 50 mg; Zn 100 mg, and Mn 100 mg.

CRP, Chicory Root Powder; DCP, Dicalcium Phosphate; ME, Metabolisable Energy; CP, Crud Protein.

Table 2. Effects of CRP inclusion on the growth performance of broilers fed on WW- or GW-based diets.

Period	1–21 d			21–42 d			1–42 d
Parameters	BWG (g/bird)	FI (g/bird)	FCR	BWG (g/bird)	FI (g/bird)	FCR	BWG (g/bird)	FI (g/bird)	FCR
0% CRP	624	901	1.44	1930^a	3330^ab	1.69^ab	256^a	4230^ab	1.65
1.5% CRP	642	943	1.46	1950^a	3430^a	1.72^ab	2590^a	4370^a	1.68
3% CRP	602	850	1.4	1890^a	3150^b	1.66^b	2490^ab	4000^b	1.6
4.5%CRP	640	915	1.42	1700^b	3120^b	1.82^a	2340^b	4030^b	1.71
WW	610	895	1.46	1820^b	3220	1.72	2430^b	4110	1.68
GW	640	910	1.4	1910^a	3290	1.71	2560^a	4200	1.63
WW + 0% CRP	595	881	1.47	1879	3274	1.68	2474	4155	1.68
GW + 0% CRP	653	921	1.4	1995	3397	1.69	2648	4318	1.63
WW + 1.5% CRP	650	949	1.45	1899	3398	1.72	2550	4347	1.7
GW + 1.5% CRP	634	937	1.47	2006	3469	1.72	2647	4406	1.66
WW + 3% CRP	580	851	1.46	1900	3234	1.69	2480	4086	1.64
GW + 3% CRP	625	848	1.35	1889	3078	1.62	2514	3926	1.55
WW + 4.5% CRP	614	898	1.45	1624	2989	1.83	2237	3888	1.73
GW + 4.5% CRP	666	933	1.39	1783	3250	1.81	2449	4183	1.7
Total SEM	10	16	0.016	29	42	0.02	30	50	0.19
CRP%	NS	NS	NS	0.001	0.008	0.026	0.001	0.014	NS
Wheat form	NS	NS	NS	0.028	NS	NS	0.004	NS	NS
CRP% × wheat form	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

Means with different letters in the same column differ significantly (p < 0.05).

NS, Non Significant; SEM, Standard Error of the Mean.

Table 3. Effects of CRP inclusion on the relative weight of organs and different section of the intestine of broilers fed on WW- or GW-based diets.

Treatments	Dressing percentage (%)	Spleen (%)	Abdominal fat (%)	Pancreas (%)	Liver (%)	Full gizzard (%)	Empty gizzard (%)
0% CRP	71	0.108	1.27	0.248	2.35^ab	2.41	1.77
1.5% CRP	71.1	0.102	1.45	0.241	2.21^b	2.6	1.92
3% CRP	70.4	0.107	1.51	0.277	2.45^a	2.74	1.96
4.5% CRP	70.9	0.107	1.52	0.247	2.29^ab	2.8	2.06
WW	69.2^b	0.109	1.46	0.257	2.34	2.95^a	2.16^a
GW	72.4^a	0.105	1.44	0.248	2.29	2.37^b	1.73^b
WW + 0% CRP	69.7	0.102	1.33	0.240	2.42	2.68	1.96
GW + 0% CRP	72.3	0.115	1.21	0.257	2.27	2.14	1.58
WW + 1.5% CRP	68.7	0.102	1.32	0.230	2.21	2.8	2.15
GW + 1.5% CRP	73.5	0.102	1.57	0.251	2.2	2.4	1.69
WW + 3% CRP	68.5	0.110	1.45	0.316	2.54	3.16	2.21
GW + 3% CRP	72.3	0.103	1.57	0.237	2.36	2.33	1.72
WW + 4.5% CRP	70.1	0.122	1.73	0.243	2.22	3.18	2.32
GW + 4.5% CRP	71.4	0.100	1.41	0.249	2.33	2.61	1.93
Total SEM	0.56	0.002	0.05	0.009	0.032	0.097	0.06
CRP%	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.0348	NS	NS
Wheat form	0.009	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.002	0.0009
CRP% × wheat form	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

Means with different letters in the same column differ significantly (p < 0.05).

Table 4. Effects of CRP inclusion on the relative length of different sections of gastrointestinal tract of broilers fed on WW- or GW-based diets.

	Relative length (cm/kg body weight)				Relative weight (%)
Treatments	Duodenum	Jejunum	Ileum	Small intestin^1	intestinal
0% CRP	1.26	5.63	0.74	7.64	5.15
1.5% CRP	1.24	5.51	0.72	7.48	4.92
3% CRP	1.39	5.83	0.79	8.02	5.27
4.5% CRP	1.37	6.18	0.78	8.34	5.19
WW	1.28	5.96	0.78	8.03	5.37
GW	1.34	5.62	0.73	7.71	4.9
WW + 0% CRP	1.17	5.78	0.76	7.72	5.67
GW + 0% CRP	1.35	5.48	0.72	7.55	4.63
WW + 1.5% CRP	1.23	5.50	0.70	7.44	4.89
GW + 1.5% CRP	1.24	5.52	0.74	7.52	4.95
WW + 3% CRP	1.41	6.18	0.83	8.43	5.68
GW + 3% CRP	1.37	5.48	0.75	7.61	4.87
WW + 4.5% CRP	1.32	6.37	0.84	8.54	5.24
GW + 4.5% CRP	1.41	6.00	0.72	8.14	5.17
Total SEM	0.027	0.1	0.019	0.131	0.159
CRP%	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Wheat form	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
CRP% × wheat form	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

Means with different letters in the same column differ significantly (p < 0.05).

¹ Small intestine = Duodenum + Jejunum + Ileum.

Table 5. Effects of CRP inclusion on the blood parameters of broilers fed on WW- or GW-based diets.

Treatments	Cholesterol (mg/dl)	TG (mg/dl)	VLDL (mg/dl)	LDL (mg/dl)	HDL (mg/dl)
0% CRP	220.83	23.66^a	4.73^a	63.09	141.02
1.5% CRP	230.33	22.33^ab	4.46^ab	65.8	148.34
3% CRP	217	23.16^ab	4.5^ab	61.99	138.14
4.5% CRP	206.33	19.33^b	3.86^b	58.95	132.4
WW	249.41^a	24.66^a	4.93^a	71.25^a	161.03^a
GW	187.83^b	19.99^b	3.99^b	53.66^b	118.91^b
WW + 0% CRP	259.33	28.33^a	5.66^a	74.09	166.65
GW + 0% CRP	182.33	19^b	3.8^b	52.09	115.39
WW + 1.5% CRP	254.33	26^a	5.2^a	72.66	164.01
GW + 1.5% CRP	206.33	18.66^b	3.73^b	58.95	132.6
WW + 3% CRP	237.33	22.66^ab	4.53^ab	67.8	153.21
GW + 3% CRP	196.66	25.33^a	5.06^a	56.19	123.07
WW + 4.5% CRP	246.66	21.66^ab	4.33^ab	70.47	160.27
GW + 4.5% CRP	166	17^b	3.4^b	47.43	104.52
Total SEM	8.16	0.888	0.178	2.33	5.61
CRP%	NS	0.0199	0.0199	NS	NS
Wheat form	<.0001	0.0003	0.0003	<.0001	<.0001
CRP% × Wheat form	NS	0.004	0.004	NS	NS

Means with different letters in the same column differ significantly (p < 0.05).

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; VLDL, very low-density lipoprotein; TG, Triglyceride.