Biochemical Changes In blood Of Chickens In Relation To Administration Of Some Food Additives

The effect of some food adurtives (biotin, vitamin C and zinc ,individually or in-combination) on some biochemical parameters inchickens was investigated. For performing the’ present study, 250 clinically healthy, one day old hubbered chicken of both sexes were used. They were classified into’5 main groups. Each group consisted of 50 chicks as follows:GrriJp I: Chickens were not supplied with any additives to the ration andconsidered as a control.Group, 11: Chickens were supplied with 0.1 mg biotinlkg ration to thenormal ration. Group Ill: Chickens were supplied with 40 mg ascorbic acid/kg ration to the normal ration.Group IV: Chickens were supplied with 50 mg Zinc/kg ration to thenormal ration. Group v::Chkkens were supplied with 0.1 mg biotin, 40 mg ascorbic acid and 50 mg Zinc/kg ration to the normal ration.All food additives were added to ration of chickens after two weeksof chicken age as double fold requirement of each additive. l O’birds from each group were slaughtered for collection of blood samples and also