@article{Rahman:209329,
      recid = {209329},
      author = {Rahman, M.A. and Parvin, P.S. and Sarker, R.R. and Islam,  M.T.},
      title = {Effects of growth promoter and multivitamin-mineral premix  supplementation on body weight gain in broiler chickens},
      journal = {Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University},
      address = {2012},
      number = {452-2016-35669},
      pages = {4},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {An experiment was conducted at the Khanpura Poultry Farm,  near to the Babugonj campus of Patuakhali Science
and  Technology University, Patuakhali during the period from  August to September, 2011 to evaluate the effect of
growth  promoter and multivitamin-mineral premix on the body weight  gain in broiler chickens. A total of 90 ‘Cobb 500’
day-old  broiler chickens were randomly divided into three equal  groups (n = 30), namely Groups A, B and C. Broiler
birds in  groups A and B were supplemented with growth promoter and  multivitamin-mineral premix, respectively in
addition to  commercial feed from day 4 till day 25. The dose of both  the growth promoter and multivitamin-mineral
premix was 2.5  g/kg of feed. Chickens of group C served as control and  supplemented with commercial feed only.
Body weight was  recorded at three times as on day 11, 18 and 25,  respectively. The mean body weight was
insignificantly (p >  0.05) higher in birds of groups A (992.5±139.6g) and B  (978.3±147.0g) than those of group C
(926.7±133.2g). The  percent increase in body weight gain compare to control was  increased in both the
supplemented groups (5.8% in group A  and 8.8% in group B) though there was no significant  difference. Based on
the results, it is suggested that  supplementation of growth promoter and multivitamin-mineral  premix in broilers even
after feeding of commercial feed  has positive effect on the growth of broilers.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/209329},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.209329},
}