Indian Journal of Poultry Science

Present study evaluated the effect of dietary inclusion of Garlic Powder (GP) and Neem Seed Cake (NSC) and their combination on serum and meat cholesterol. 210 day-old chicks were divided into seven groups in triplicate with 10 chicks in each group. The experiment was carried out with two levels of GP viz., 0.5 and 1.0%, two levels of NSC viz., 1.0 and 2.0% and two levels of GP and NSC combination viz., 0.5% GP + 1.0% NSC and 1.0% GP + 2.0% NSC. The dietary inclusion of GP, NSC and their combination significantly (P<0.05) reduced the serum total cholesterol, breast meat cholesterol and thigh meat cholesterol in broilers at market age of six weeks. The combination of 1.0% GP and 2.0% NSC inclusion had the maximum effect in this study and reduced the serum cholesterol by 17.09%, the breast meat cholesterol by 18.55% and thigh meat cholesterol by 12.11% in broilers at the market age of six weeks. Inclusion of GP, NSC and their combination in broiler feed was beneficial for substantial reduction in cholesterol content of poultry meat.