Research Article

Effects of Nigella sativa on Performance, Blood Profiles, and Antibody Titer against Newcastle Disease in Broilers

Table 1

Ingredients and nutrients of the basal diet.

Ingredients (E kcal, CP %)Starter (1–10 days)Grower (11–10 day 25 days)Finisher >26 days)

Corn (3350, 8.9)51%42%36%
Soya meal (2300, 44)42%35.5%32.4%
Wheat (2900, 12)10%14%
Barley (2600, 11)4%8%
Oil (9000, 0)3.3%5.4%7%
Oyster shell1.6%1.4%1.2%
Monocalcium phosphate1.3%1.2%1.1%
Vitamin premix0.25%0.25%0.25%
Mineral premix0.25%0.25%0.25%
Cl Na0.15%0.15%0.15%
DKAB complex0.1%0.05%0.05%
L-Lysin0.1%0.08%0.08%
DL-Methionin0.1%0.1%0.1%
N. sativa seed (3450, 23)000
Total100.15100.33100.58
Energy and protein of 1 kg N. sativa seeds were simply considered equal to nutrients of 0.47 kg corn + 0.43 kg soya meal + 0.1 kg oil; therefore, for each 1 kg of N. sativa seeds supplementation, 0.47 kg corn + 0.43 kg soya meal + 0.1 kg oil were reduced.
Calculate major nutrients
Energy (E) kcal/KgF3001.53103.53202.8
Protein (CP) %23.0221.020.02
E/CP130.35147.66160.14
Calcium %0.9730.8650.802
Phosphorus %0.4480.440.40

Vitamin premix provided (per kg of diet) 6 000 000 IU vit. A, 800 000 IU vit. D3, 8000 mg vit. E, 2000 mg vit. K3, 1000 mg vit. B1, 3000 mg vit. B2, 2000 mg vit. B6, 8 mg vit. B12, 20000 mg vit. C, 4000 mg calcium D-pantothenate, 10000 mg niacin, 300 mg folic acid, 20 mg biotin, and 400 000 mg colin. Mineral premix provided (per kg of diet) 80.000 mg Mn, 30 000 mg Fe, 60 000 mg Zn, 5000 mg Cu, 500 mg Co, 2000 mg I, and 200 mg Se.