Blood Profile and Broilers Performance on Maintenance with Different Room Temperature
Asma^ul Fitriana Nurhidayah, Niken Ulupi, Salundik

Universitas Hasanuddin

Abstract

This study aims to study the impact of temperature difference on blood profile and broiler performance. The completely randomized design (CRD) was used for the experiment design, with temperature of 20oC (KT20 ) and 30oC (KT30 ) as treatments. There were 80 DOC (day old chick) broiler incubated in tw broiler houses. Temperature and relative humidity were measured daily. The blood picture samples were taken only once at the end of the research period, the 5th week. The broiler performance was taken during nurseries period. Data analysis that used in this study was descriptive analysis. Broiler chickens that maintained at the low temperature treatment during the 4th weeks and 5th weeks range 25-26 oC with relative humidity 74-80 %, while on the high temperature treatment during the 4th weeks and 5 th weeks ranged from 30-32 oC with relative humidity 75-78%. Red blood cell and white blood cell at low temperature and high temperature were ranged normal. Broilers that maintained at high temperature were stress as seen as ratio heterophile/lymphocyte was 0.59. heat stress at high temperature resulted on feed consumption decreased, body weight again, body weight and increased the feed conversion ratio.

Keywords: Broilers, Haemotology, Heterophile/Lympocyte Ratio, Temperature

Topic: Poultry Production and Nutrition