Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology
Open Access
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue: 1

Comparative evaluation of anti-stress potential of some herbal agents in heat stressed broilers

  • Author:
  • V. Sujatha2, J.P. Korde2, Munish Batra1,2,, A.K. Madan2, S.K. Rastogi2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Jun 1, 2012
  • Page Number: 54 to 56

1department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263 145

2Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263 145

*Corresponding author: email: munishbatra74@rediffmail.com

Abstract

The present study was conducted to know the pathological changes in heat stressed broilers supplemented with various herbal agents in the diet. Pathological changes, both gross and histopathological observed in liver, lung, kidney, heart, bursa of Fabricius, spleen and breast muscles in birds of various groups were mainly vascular in nature i.e. congestion and hemorrhages, depletion of lymphoid cells in bursa and edema, fragmentation of muscles of heart and breast. It was concluded from the present study and our earlier studies that Stresroak has the highest anti stress potential in heat stressed broilers.

Keywords

Broilers, Herbal agents, Stress