Abstract:
Objective of this study was to determine
the effects of dietary cinnamon bark powder (CNPW)
on growth performance, carcass fat and serum
cholesterol levels of broiler chicken. Giving a
completely randomize design, ninety broiler chicks in
30 pens received broiler finisher diets containing either
0% (control), 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 0.4 or 0.5% CNPW ad
libitum from day 23-43. Dietary CNPW tend (p=0.09)
to increase the feed intake and feed conversion ratio
(FCR) but had no effects on final live weight, weight
gain, visceral organ weight, and gizzard, cloaacl and
total fat contents or serum cholesterol level. Dietary
CNPW at 0.1 and 0.4% increased the abdominal fat
content compared to control. It was concluded that
dietary CNPW used has no growth promoting or fat
reducing effects in broiler chicken.