Effect of Adding Cinnamomum cassia Powder 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 Cinnamomum cassia powder  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 Cinnamomum cassia powder   to the diet, add Cinnamomum cassia powder   by 2000 mg / kg feed (second treatment)  and add  Cinnamomum cassia powder   by 2500 mg / kg feed ( Third treatment) . Blood traits included in this study were Red blood cell counts, PCV and Hemoglobin concentration .The results indicated that the addition of Cinnamomum cassia powder   by 2000 and 2500 mg / kg feed to broiler diet led to a significant improvement) p<0.05( in Red blood cell counts, PCV and  Hemoglobin concentration.
It concluded from this experience, that the addition of Cinnamomum cassia powder   by 2000 and 2500 mg / kg feed to the ration can lead to improve in some blood traits of the broiler .

Keywords: Cinnamomum cassia powder , blood traits , broiler