Clinical Efficacy of Hepabial Carnitine in Improving the Performance of Broilers

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Hepabial Carnitine in improving theperformance of broiler chickens during a production period in one broiler farm around Tehran.The main ingredient of Hepabial Carnitine is carnitine hydrochloride. Other compounds of thisadditive include sorbitol, choline chloride, and some other compounds. This product is suppliedas an additive solution to poultry drinking water. Its consumption rate for poultry is based onthe manufacturer's recommendation at a ratio of ۱:۱۰۰۰ and for ۵-۱۰ days. Its consumption isnot allowed for more than ۲۱ days. A total number of ۱۵,۰۰۰ one-day-old broilers (Ross ۳۰۸)were placed in two houses, each with ۷,۵۰۰ chicks. All management, production and nutritionconditions were similar in both houses. Broilers in house ۱ received Hepabial Carnitine(SOGEVAL, France) ۱:۱۰۰۰ in drinking water for ۸ days from ۱۶-۲۳ days of age. Chickens inhouse ۲ did not receive any type of additives and served as control. In each house, ۱% chickenswere weighed at weekly intervals from ۱-۴۹ days of age. Final live weight, food consumption,and feed conversion ratio (FCR) of broilers were calculated at the end of the period in bothhouses. The percentage of various diseases and complications and the resulting casualties wererecorded in two houses. The difference in weight obtained in two houses were compared andanalyzed with the Independent-Samples T-test statistical method. The total mortality in house۱ was ۷۹۹ chicks (۱۱.۹%) and that of in house ۲ was ۱۱۶۴ chicks (۱۷.۸%) (Table ۱). At the endof the period, the average weight of chickens in house ۱ (۲۲۴۱ gr) was higher than that of house۲ (۲۱۷۷) and birds in house ۱ showed better FCR (۲.۰۶) that that of house ۲ (۲.۱۷۳). It wasconcluded the Hepabial Carnitine improves the performance of broiler chickens.

کلیدواژه ها:

Broiler ، Chicken ، Hepabial Carnitine ، Performance ، Poultry