تاثیر تغذیه مرچ سرخ و سیاه بالای اخذ غذا و ¬وزن گرفتن چوچه مرغ¬های گوشتی

Abstract

   This research was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding red and black pepper along with a high-grain diet on feed intake and weight gain of broiler chickens at the research farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kabul University. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of feeding red and black pepper on feed intake and weight gain in broiler chickens. Forty-eight one-day-old broiler chickens were randomly divided into four groups: the control group (G₀) with 0% red and black pepper, the first group (G₁) with 0.02% red pepper, the second group (G₂) with 0.02% black pepper, and the third group (G₃) with 0.01% red pepper and 0.01% black pepper, each with three replications, studied over a period of 35 days. The findings of the research indicated a significant statistical difference in total dry matter intake among the groups, with the highest feed intake occurring in the fourth group receiving supplementary feeding with 0.01% red pepper and 0.01% black pepper. Significant statistical differences were also observed in weight gain among the groups of broiler chickens, with the highest weight gain observed in the control group and the fourth supplementary feeding group. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the fourth supplementary feeding group excelled in feed intake compared to the other groups and ranked second in weight gain after the control group.