Effect of Adding Lycopene to the Ration in some Blood Traits of Broiler Ross 308

Abstract

This study was conducted at Poultry Farm of Animal Resources Dept., College of Agriculture, University of AL-Qasim Green to investigate the effect of adding Lycopene to the ration in some blood traits of broiler Ross 308 . Use the 90 broiler chicks Ross 308 day-old were randomly assigned to three treatments (by 3 replicates per treatment 10 chicks per replicate),  and treatments were as follows : ( first treatment) without adding lycopene to the diet, add lycopene by 250 mg / kg feed (second treatment)  and add  lycopene by 500 mg / kg feed ( Third treatment) . Blood traits included in this study were red and white blood cell counts, hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration and differential leucocyte count .

The results indicated that the addition of lycopene by 250 and 500 mg / kg feed to broiler diet led to a significant improvement) p<0.05( in red and white blood cell counts, hematocrit and  hemoglobin concentration and significant decrease) p<0.05  (in heterophil to lymphocyte ratio .It concluded from this experience, that the addition of lycopene by 250 and 500 mg / kg feed to the ration can lead to improve in some blood traits of the broiler .

Keywords : lycopene , blood traits , broiler