The present experiment was conducted to access the performance of broiler chickens offered water from different sources with or without treatment with acidifier and sanitizer. The treatment with acidifier and sanitizers has found to reduce the water pH and MPN index. The water hardness was also tended to decrease due to treatment with acidifier and sanitizer. The treatment of water with acidifier and sanitizer resulted in improvement in live body weight gain in broiler chickens. The cumulative feed intake was comparable in all the groups. The birds given water treated with acidifier and sanitizer utilized feed more efficiently than the birds given untreated water. The treatment of water with acidifier and sanitizer was found to be beneficial to improve the protein utilization efficiency. Improvement in the performance efficiency index was evident due to treatment of water with acidifier and sanitizer. The water treatment was also beneficial in reducing the cost of broiler production. It may be concluded that the acidifier and sanitizer used in this investigation elicited significant increase in body weight gain, improved feed conversion and found to reduce the cost of broiler feeding.
Treated drinking water, performance, broiler chicken
