Heat Ameliorating and Immunomodulatory Activity of Ayucee Liquid with Effect on Behavioral Parameters in Broilers under Heat Stress

adversely affects the profit from the enterprise. A comparative study was conducted to evaluate comparative effects of supplementation of vitamin C and a new coded polyherbal liquid antistressor product Ayucee liquid (supplied by M/S Ayurvet Ltd., Baddi, H.P., India) on the performance of environmental heat stressed broilers birds. 90 day-old unsexed broiler chicks of Vencobb strain exposed to environmental heat were randomly divided into three groups each having three replicates of ten birds. Group- T0: Untreated control, Group- T1: supplemented with synthetic Vit. C @ 100g/ton of feed, Group- T2: supplemented with Ayucee liquid (Starter: @1 ml/100 birds/day Grower: @ 2ml/100 birds/day Finisher: @ 3ml/100 birds/day in water. The birds were fed standard ration throughout the experiment. At the end of 42nd day significantly higher (p≤0.05) feeding and drinking rate, leg and wing stretch and preening rate (birds/minute) were recorded in antistressor supplemented groups T1 and T2 as compared to untreated control group. Mean FCR for T1 was significantly lower (1.66) than T2 (1.81) and control (1.83). Mortality rate was significantly higher (P≤0.05) in control group T0: 16.67% and low in T1 and T2: 6.67%. The haematobiochemical data revealed normalization of values in treated groups as compared to control. Dressing % was significantly high (P≤0.05) in group T2 (70.15%) and group T1 (67.15%) as compared to control (64.78 %). Antibody titre was significantly higher in the treated groups as compared to untreated control. Histopathological evaluation of liver, kidney and spleen suggested the potential stress ameliorating and antioxidant efficacy of antistress products that has resulted in minimal damage to tissues and organs in birds of treated groups. From the results it can be concluded that Ayucee liquid is effective in combating heat stress and immunosuppression, besides enhancing the production performance in poultry and can successfully replace vit C in broiler ration.

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