Study of combination of curcuma longa, lutein and cissus quadrangularis on production performance and egg quality in layers

Andhale, S.G., Desai, D.N., Ranade, A.S., Avari, P.E., Karambele, N.R., Pharande, R.R. and Gaikwad, S.S. 2024. Study of combination of curcuma longa, lutein and cissus quadrangularis on production performance and egg quality in layers. Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 59(3): 265–270. The study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of supplementation of Curcuma longa, Lutein and Cissus quadrangularis on production performance and egg quality in layers. The birds from control group A and group C received diets with normal and 25% reduced levels of Calcium (Ca) and Phosphorus (P), respectively. The birds from groups B and D received diets similar to groups A and C supplemented with combination product of Curcuma longa, Lutein and Cissus quadrangularis @ 500 g/T, respectively. The trial was conducted on 208 White Leghorn (BV 300) layers for 12 weeks at age of fifty five weeks old layers randomly divided into four groups, viz A, B, C and D with two replicates per group. The birds from group B also recorded numerically lower number of broken eggs and feed consumption per bird per day. The birds from group B showed reduction in Total Viable Count (TVC) than the birds from all groups. The birds from group B recorded better profit margins than the birds from all groups. It is concluded that, the supplementation of combination product containing Curcuma longa, Lutein and Cissus quadrangularis @ 500 g/T to the diet with normal levels of Ca (4%) and P (0.05%) is beneficial in improving production performance, egg quality and profit margins in layers.