Effect of different levels of Lepidium sativum L. on growth performance, carcass characteristics, hematology and serum biochemical parameters of broilers

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Table 1 Ingredients (%) and chemical composition (% DM basis) of different rations

Parameter	Treatments
	0GC		0.75GC		1.5GC		2.25GC
	Starter	Finisher	Starter	Finisher	Starter	Finisher	Starter	Finisher
Ingredient composition (%)
Corn grain	37.3	49.0	37.5	49.0	37.0	48.0	36.0	48.0
Wheat middling	16.0	12.0	15.0	11.5	14.6	12.0	16.0	11.0
Noug seed meal	19.0	16.2	19.0	16.0	19.0	15.7	19.0	16.0
Soybean meal	25.0	20.0	25.0	20.0	25.0	20.0	24.0	20.0
Garden cress	0.00	0.00	0.75	0.75	1.50	1.50	2.25	2.25
Premixa^a	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.75
Salt	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40
Limestone	1.30	1.40	1.30	1.40	1.30	1.40	1.30	1.40
dl-meth.	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
l-Lysine HCL	0.20	0.15	0.20	0.15	0.20	0.15	0.20	0.15
Chemical composition (% DM basis)
Dry matter	93.0	92.8	93.0	92.8	93.1	92.9	93.0	92.9
Crude protein	23.1	20.2	23.1	20.2	23.2	20.2	23.0	20.3
Ether extract	4.62	4.51	4.78	4.67	4.94	4.82	5.10	5.00
Crude fibre	6.91	6.52	7.09	6.52	7.13	6.56	7.11	6.61
ME (kcal/kg DM)	3123	3203	3130	3212	3135	3218	3138	3221
Calcium	0.94	0.96	0.95	0.96	0.95	0.96	0.95	0.97
Phosphorus	0.51	0.51	0.53	0.51	0.52	0.53	0.54	0.53

DM dry matter, ME metabolizable energy, GC garden cress, 0GC ration containing 0 % GC; 0.75GC 0.75 % GC; 1.5GC 1.5 % GC, 2.25GC 2.25 % GC
^aPremix = 25 kg contains: Vitamins: Vit. A (E672), 75,000,000 IU; Vit. D3 (E671), 25,000,000 IU; Vit. E (all-rac-alpha tocopherylacetate) (3a700), 20,000 mg; Vit. K3, 2000 mg; Vit. B1, 1500 mg; Vit. B2 (riboflavin), 5000 mg; Vit. B3 (calcium-D-pantothenate), 9001 mg; Vit. B6 (3a831), 5000 mg; Vit. B12 (cyanocobalamin), 25,000 mcg; Vit. pp (nicotinic acid), 30,003 mg; Folic Acid, 1000 mg; Biotin, 100,000 mcg, Choline, 648,750 mg; Minerals: Iron, 45,000 mg; Copper (Cu, E4), 15,000 mg; Manganese (Mn,E5), 75,001 mg; Zinc oxide-Zinc (Zn,E6), 70,001 mg; Iodine (I,E2), 2000 mg; Selenium (Se, E8), 400,050 mcg; Calcium, 1,231,662 mg; Magnesium, 12,687 mg; Sodium, 952 mg; Chloride, 185,313 mg; BHT, 500 mg