Using of coriander seeds (Coriandrum Sativum L) as feed additives in broiler chick diets.

The current study set out to determine how broiler chicks' growth performance and
economic efficiency would be affected by the addition of powdered coriander seeds as a
natural feed supplement. One hundred eighty Arbor-Acres broiler chicks, all unsexed, were
placed randomly to four groups, each with three replicates each replicate 15 birds. Chicks
were fed adlibitum during expermintal periods on basal diet supplemented with powdered
coriander seeds at 0, 1, 2, and 3% levels for C, T1, T2 and T3 groups, respectively. The results
revealed the following: When compared to the control group, the birds fed the diets
supplemented with 1, 2, and 3% level of powdered coriander seeds showed significantly
(p<0.05) improvement in feed conversion ratio, which accompanied by parallel increases in
body weight and gain. The economic efficiency of broiler chicks fed diets contained coriander
seeds powder was significantly (p<0.05) better than those fed basal diets.
Keywords: coriander seeds, feed additive, growth performance, broiler chicks