Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Different Levels of Black Cumin Seed (Nigella sativa L.) on Meat Cholesterol in Broilers Bhagat D.J., Satale S.S., Kumar Shalu* Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli-415712, Maharashtra, India *email: shalukumar18@rediffmail.com
Online published on 15 December, 2016. Abstract The average muscle cholesterol of broilers was 36.86, 28.27, 29.12, 25.58, 23.27 and 29.49 mg/100 g for the supplementation of 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5 per cent groups of black cumin seed powder, respectively. It was evident that average muscle cholesterol in 2.0 per cent black cumin seed powder was lowest as compared to other treatment groups. The average muscles fat was 1.63, 1.26, 1.12, 1.95, 1.43 and 2.05 g/100 g for the levels of 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5 per cent of black cumin seed powder, respectively. The fat content in muscle did not differ significantly due to different treatments. The significant (P<0.05) reduction in serum total cholesterol, serum triglyceride, low density lipoprotein values in group of 2.5 per cent as compared to the groups T0 of 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2. However, the group of 2 per cent was found at par with the group of 2.5 per cent. It was revealed that the high density lipoprotein was significant increase in 2.5 per cent group as compared to control group. The study was concluded that supplementation of black cumin seed powder at the rate of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 per cent in broiler diet to reduce the muscle cholesterol and fat of broilers. Top Keywords Broiler, black cumin seed powder, cholesterol. Top |