The effect of adding different levels of pomegranate peel powder on some blood characters and other biological activities in broiler chickens

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the possibility of use of pomegranate peel powder as natural addition and its effect on blood characters and some other biological activities in broiler. A 160 Broiler chicken (Ross) of two weeks' age and mean weight of 294gm ± 6.52, were used in this study, and spontaneously divided into 4 groups. Group one received only nutrition (control), while group 2, 3, and 4 were treated with nutrition mixed with different concentration of pomegranate peel powder (1%, 1.5%, 2%), respectively. Each group divided into 4 replicates, and 10 birds for each replicate. At the end, blood samples were collected.

For the blood samples in comparison with the control group, this study showed that there was a significant increase (P0.05>) in of M.C.V in group 3 and group 4 with means of (110.384±0984) and (105.553±0.92), respectively, while showed significant decrease in RBC in group 3 which treated with 1.5% of pomegranate peel powder with mean of (2.313±0.037).

For the biological activities, the results showed a significant increase in each of Total Bilirubin in group 3 with mean of (0.030±0.005) and GPT enzyme with mean of (205.00±7.637), but showed significant decrease in Urea and Creatinine levels in groups which treated with pomegranate peel powder