Effect of the combination of coconut oil and turmeric powder supplementation in diets on coccidia oocysts, growth performance, carcass quality and intestinal histomorphology in broilers

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the combination of coconut oil and turmeric powder supplementation in diets on coccidia oocysts, performance, carcass quality and intestinal histomorphology of broilers. A total of 432, seven-day-old, mixed sex Cobb 500 commercial chicks were used in the experiment. Chicks were randomly assigned to 1 of 6 dietary treatments in a completely randomized design. Each treatment had 3 replications with 24 equal sex chicks per replication. The dietary treatments were 1) control, 2) control with salinomycin 0.05%, 3) control with turmeric powder 0.50%, 4) coconut oil 1% with turmeric powder 0.50%, 5) coconut oil 2% with turmeric powder 0.50% and 6) coconut oil 3% with turmeric powder 0.50%. The results showed that coccidia oocysts of broilers fed control diet supplemented with salinomycin had the lowest of coccidia oocysts (P<0.05). However, supplementation of 1% coconut oil and 0.50% turmeric powder trend to reduce coccidia oocysts. The performance of broilers in all treatments was not significantly different (P>0.05). The carcass quality of broilers fed with 1% coconut oil and 0.50% turmeric powder in diet supplement had lower abdominal fat percentage compared to the group that received salinomycin in diet (P<0.01). Intestinal histomorphology of broilers fed with 1% coconut oil and 0.50% turmeric powder in diet supplement had higher of villi height and villi per crypt ratio in duodenal mucosa compared with control group (P<0.01). As a result, the level of coconut oil 1% with turmeric 0.50% was likely to be used to prevent coccidiosis without any effect on performance, carcass quality in broiler and developed villi height and villi per crypt ratio in duodenal mucosa.