EFFECT OF GINGER AND CELERY SEEDS AS FEED ADDITIVES ON REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF BROILER BREEDER MALES

Abstract

Abstract The present study was part of project designed to assess the effect of induction of graduate ginger and crushed celery seeds in treatment diet on reproduction performance. In previous work were evaluated how these nutrients affect the egg quality in a particular internal egg quality. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of basal diet supplementation with 2.5 and 5 g/kg diet of each ginger and crushed seeds of celery on semen quality, testes histology, fertility and hatchability of broiler breeder males was evaluated. In experiment 1, broiler breeder males were individually caged from 24 to 38 weeks old and divided into five group, 6 males per group, semen was collected twice weekly. T1 control group treated with basal diet, T2 and T3 ginger groups treated birds (ginger 2.5 and 5 g/ kg basal diet), T4 and T5 celery seeds groups treated birds (2.5 and 5 g/ kg basal diet). Experiment 2, laying hens 600 and 60 rosters (ROSS) were housed in 20 floor pen, from 26 to 38 weeks of age were divided into five treatment groups with four replicate (30 hens + 3 rosters) and were natural mating and received as in experiment one. Eggs collected from each replicate eggs for each replicate at end weeks 32 and 36 weeks of age. Rate of fertility and hatchability was evaluated. Semen variables were evaluated, testes histology were measured, and hatchability each 4 weeks were recorded. Semen volume, sperm concentration, number of sperm per ejaculate, motility and viability were affected by ginger and crushed celery seeds supplementation. Testes histology fertility and hatchability and displayed a positive trend in treatment groups fertility was better in ginger and celery crushed seeds than control group. It was concluded that the inclusion 2.5 and 5 g/kg diet. Ginger or crused celery seeds could be improve reproductive performance of broiler breeder males.