Research Article

Effects of Different Levels of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) Seed Powder and Extract on Serum Biochemical Parameters, Microbiota, and Immunity in Broiler Chicks

Table 5

Weight gain mean (±SEM) of Ross 308 broilers at starter (1–21 days), grower (22–42 days), and total periods (1–42 days) fed diets or water containing the different levels of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) powder and extract (g/bird/day).

TreatmentTrait
Starter period Grower period Total period

0 (control)38.125a73.363b55.744b
750 ppm coriander extract in water35.946a83.226a59.586ab
1000 ppm coriander extract in water38.155a83.060a60.607a
1250 ppm coriander extract in water37.756a82.577a60.167ab
1.5% coriander powder in diet40.006a84.161a62.083a
2.0% coriander powder in diet38.821a84.744a61.783a
2.5% coriander powder in diet39.054a81.821a60.438a
SEM1.0092.5601.447

Means (± standard error) within each column of dietary treatments with no common superscript differ significantly at .