Effects of cinnamon and turmeric powders supplementation on performance, carcass characteristics and some serum parameters of broiler chickens under heat stress condition

Cinamon and Turmeric have the active components that can be useful for the broiler chickens under heat stress condition.
This study was designed to investigate the effect of supplementation of turmeric and cinnamon powders on performance, carcass characteristics and some blood parameters of broiler chickens under heat stress.
Two hundred one-day-old male chicks (Ross 308) were allotted to four treatments with five replicates each (10 birds per replicate) based a completely randomized design. The treatments were: the control (heat stress and without any supplements), and the heat stressed birds fed the 0.5% turmeric, 0.5% cinnamon, and a blend of cinnamon and turmeric (0.25% each). The experimental diets werefed during from day 25 to 42 of age and under the heat stress condition (32οC as cyclic).
The results showed that the consumption of all experimental diets (turmeric, cinnamon and both together) increased the feed consumption and weight gain of broiler chickens as compared to the control during the finisher (25 to 42) and whole experimental period (1 to 42) (P In conclusion, dietary consumption of 0.5% cinnamon and turmeric alone or together (0.25% of each one) improve the performance of broiler chickens under heat stress.