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Agriculture, Vol. 25 No. 1, 2019.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.18047/poljo.25.1.10

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OF BROILERS FED PROPOLIS AND BEE POLLEN ADDITIVE

Ivana Prakatur ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, V. Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Ivan Miškulin orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7238-2341 ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, Osijek, Croatia
Dalida Galović orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-2162-3499 ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, V. Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Zvonimir Steiner ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, V. Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Božica Lachner ; DVM - Agricultural Food Company Valpovo Ltd., A. B. Šimića 27, Valpovo, Croatia
Matija Domaćinović ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, V. Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of diet supplementation with propolis and/or bee pollen on the performance indicators of broilers. This experimental study was conducted on 200 Ross 308 broilers equally distributed by sex and divided into five groups. Throughout the whole study the control group of chickens was fed feed mixture. Feed mixture fed to the experimental groups of chickens contained additives (propolis and/or bee pollen, each supplement separately or in combination in a certain proportion). The average values of broilers body weight were significantly higher on 7th (p=0.001), 14th, 21st, 28th, 35th (p<0.001) and 42nd (p=0.002) day of feeding in the experimental groups of broilers compared to the control group. The average values of broilers weight gain were significantly higher on 1st (p<0.001), 2nd (p=0.002), 3rd (p<0.001), 4th (p=0.029) and 5th (p=0.009) week of feeding in the experimental groups of broilers compared to the control group. This study has undoubtedly shown that propolis and bee pollen have significant positive effect on performance indicators of broilers.

Keywords

bee pollen; body weight; broilers feeding; performance indicators; propolis; weight gain

Hrčak ID:

221100

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/221100

Publication date:

14.6.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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