Effect of Emblica officinalis (Amla) and Vitamin E Addition in Diet on Growth Performance of Broiler Chicken Reared Under Nutritional Stress

An experiment was conducted on two hundred forty commercial broiler chicks (Ven Cobb strain) divided into four groups, with three replicates of 20 chicks each to study the performance of broilers supplemented with Emblica officinalis (amla) and vitamin E under nutritional stress during 0–6 weeks of age. Four experimental diets were prepared, viz. standard control broiler ration as per BIS standards (T₀), low energy (ME 10% lower than T₀) broiler ration without supplement (T₁), low energy (ME 10% lower than T₀) broiler ration with 250 g of Emblica officinalis/ton of feed (T₂) and low energy (ME 10% lower than T₀) broiler ration with 250 g of vitamin E/ton of feed (T₃). Feed intake, and feed conversion ratio was similar in all the treatment groups upto 6^th week of age, however, average body weights of the birds were higher (P<0.05) in group T₀ and T₃ compared to other two groups showing positive effect of vitamin E supplementation. The profit in group T₃ ( 17.02/bird) was higher as compared to other treatment groups T₀ ( 10.24), T₁ ( 12.33) and T₂ ( 12.77).