Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part G (2024)

Author(s): Patil PD, PV Padghan and DB Satpute

Abstract: The investigation was carried out on “Studies on feeding of probiotic cultured whey on growth performance of broilers”. The research was conducted at Mulani Poultry Farm, Gadegaon Tq. Barshi, Dist. Solapur. During the year 2020-2021. The experimental trial of six weeks was undertaken for fourty-two, day old, broiler chicks divided in four treatments with 40 chicks in each treatment with four replications of ten chicks. The control group (T0) was fed without probiotic cultured whey and T1, T2, and T3 groups were provided with 10 per cent, 20 per cent, and 30 per cent probiotic cultured whey, respectively in drinking water. It was observed that the average cumulative body weights of broiler birds in treatment group T1 (2583.72) was significantly (p<0.05) higher as compared to T0 (2381.68 g), T2 (2540.00 g) and T3 (2445.01 g). Total feed intake indicate that T3 (4741.36 g) had significantly (p<0.05) higher feed consumption than T0 (4332.76), T1 (4466.92) and T2 (4360.1 g). However, T0 (4332.76 g), T1 (4466.92 g) and T2 (4360.1 g) does not differ significantly from each other. Overall FCR at the end of experimental period indicated that treatment T1 (1.71) and T2 (1.71) showed significantly better performance compare to T0 (1.81) and T3 (1.99), At the end of sixth week total water intake was 6971.25, 6800.62, 6586.02 and 6311.53 ml per bird in treatment T0, T1, T2 and T3, respectively. The net profit per bird was highest in T1 (Rs.75.7) followed by T2 (Rs.58.323), T0 (Rs.57.84) and lowest in T3 (Rs.28.99). The addition of 10 per cent probiotic cultured whey in broiler drink is beneficial by improving growth performance, FCR and Net profit.