This research carried out in the Video Center for Research on Animal Production of
the Faculty of Agriculture at Tishreen University with the beginning of the summer of
2010 in order to study the possibility of improving the performance of broiler
chickens
under the conditions of the coastal area and increase economic returns.
Search Results showed that the addition of black bean and thyme powder by 0.5% to a
low-energy diet led to increased average live weight of age (9-28) days totaled 864.9 g
G3)) compared to the control (without the addition), which amounted to an average live
weight has 850.7) g) of the same age
FCR feed conversion ratio stood at 2.63 at the group G1, compared with 1.89 when the
Control CSearch results also showed that the addition of 0.25% of the black bean and
thyme powder led to the live weight increase of 848.6, compared with 670.7 members G1)
g) FCR feed conversion ratio stood at 1.96 at the G4 Group added (0.25% of the black
bean powder and thyme), compared with 2.63 at the G1 group.
By the time of hatching, the residual yolk sac (RYS) should be
completely internalized into the body cavity of the chick through
the navel, then the navel should be completely closed (healed).
After hatching, the RYS contents are used for general
growth
including growth of the small intestine. The aim of this study was to
verify if there is any effect of navel condition on the growth of
small intestinal villi. Jejunum samples from 200 new hatched
chicks (at the age of 1 up to 5 days), with the average of 20 chicks
per day were obtained, and divided into 2 groups: healed navels and
unhealed navels, which were collected and studied histologically.
For the first time, this study demonstrated the negative effect of
unhealed navel on the growth of small intestinal villi. The results of
this study also demonstrated by Morphometric Parameters
Measurements of small intestinal villi that the high and the surface
areas of villi were increased in healed navel chicks in comparison
with unhealed chicks.
