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 6

Feed conversion ratio 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.

TreatmentTrait
Starter period Grower period Total period

0 (control)1.3072.109c1.838c
750 ppm coriander extract in water1.3721.830a1.693ab
1000 ppm coriander extract in water1.3691.982b1.792c
1250 ppm coriander extract in water1.3641.940ab1.761bc
1.5% coriander powder in diet1.2841.875ab1.711ab
2.0% coriander powder in diet1.3191.868ab1.704ab
2.5% coriander powder in diet1.2801.849a1.676a
SEM0.0270.0400.024

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