Performance of Finisher Broilers Served Phytogenic Additive (Onion, Garlic and Ginger) In Drinking Water

A study was carried out to evaluate the performance of finisher broilers served phytogenic additives (onion, garlic and ginger) in drinking water over a period of eight (8) weeks. One hundred and forty four (144) broiler chicks of same weight were randomly allotted to eight (8) treatments in a completely randomized design (CRD). Each treatment was replicated three times with six 6 birds per replicate and a total of eighteen (18) in a treatment. T1 contained water only, while T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, and T8 contained 5g each of onion, ginger, garlic, onion/ginger, ginger/garlic, garlic/onion and onion/ginger/garlic respectively added in 4 litres of water. The result showed no significant (P>0.05) differences in feed intake, weight gain, efficiency of feed utilization and body weight across treatments. The study concludes that, the phytogenic additive did not improve the performance of finisher broiler chickens.