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1. Artichoke
Broiler Performance

2. Material and Method
› A total of 2880 day-old Ross male broiler chicks was randomly assigned to 36 floor-
pens from 1 to 42 days of age.

3. Treatment
› From 0 to 21 days of age, 3 diets were supplied.
› The only difference among them was the inclusion rates of commercial artichoke
extract:
– 0 (control)
– 300 g/ton (AE-300)
– 600 g/ton (AE-600)

4. Results
Live Body Weight 0 7 14 21 28 35 42
Control 44.6 170 566 806 1356 2105 2363
300 AE 41.0 171 555 806 1382 2143 2380
600 AE 43.6 168 548 808 1372 2109 2418
Feed Intake 0-7 0-14 0-21 0-28 0-35 0-42
Control 149 740 1130 2070 3727 4407
300 AE 149 735 1122 2065 3724 4403
600 AE 144 700 1091 2058 3690 4378

5. Cont. …
FCR 0-7 0-14 0-21 0-28 0-35 0-42
Control 0.87 1.32 1.4 1.52 1.77 1.86
300 AE 0.87 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.75 1.85
600 AE 0.85 1.27 1.35 1.5 1.74 1.81
Mortality % 0-7 0-14 0-21 0-28 0-35 0-42
Control 0.52 1.56 1.87 3.22 4.68 6.66
300 AE 0 0.41 0.83 1.98 3.86 6.26
600 AE 0.62 1.14 1.35 2.6 4.59 5.52

6. Conclusion
› Supplementation of artichoke extract in the diet of 1 to 21 day-old birds evidenced an
improvement in the nutritional efficiency not only at the 21 days of age but also at the
end of the rearing period (42 days of age).