Vol. 9, Issue 3, Part A (2024)

Author(s): Varun D Naik, HC Indresh, Krishnamurthy TN, Sushanth Handige and Dakshith PL

Abstract: The effect of humic substance supplementation on broiler carcass character measures was investigated in this study. One hundred twenty-day-old broiler chicks were split into four groups: three experimental groups were fed diets containing 0.02% humic substance (T₂), 0.04% humic substance (T₃), and 0.02% bacitracin methylene disalicylate (T₄), while the control group (T₁) was fed a standard diet prepared in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standards (2007). There was a significant difference (p≤0.05) in the dressing percentage of the carcass in the groups fed 0.02 percent BMD and 0.04 percent humic substance compared to the control group. However, there was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the drumstick yield, breast yield, thigh yield, abdominal fat percentage, or the relative weight of the liver, gizzard, heart, and proventriculus in any of the groups.