Efficacy of Renonic™ on Growth Parameters and Organ Weights of Broiler Birds Reared on High-protein Diets

Abstract

This 5-week study evaluated the efficacy of a renal product (Renonic™, Carus Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Karnal, Haryana) on performance and organ weights in 240 day-old Vencobb-430 broiler chicks. Birds were randomly allotted to four treatments (4 replicates/15 birds each): A (Control; basal diet), E (Negative control; high-protein diet from days 3–21 + restricted water), F (As E + Renonic @ 1 ml/L water), and G (As E + standard gout solution @ 5–15 ml/100 birds). All birds were floor-reared with ad libitum basal feed (BIS 2007) and routine vaccinations. The statistical analysis of results showed that high-protein, water-restricted stress significantly reduced body weight gain (BWG) and increased the feed conversion ratio (FCR) in group E compared with control A. However, Renonic supplementation (Group F) significantly alleviated these detrimental effects, resulting in improved BWG and FCR compared to group E. Feed intake and relative liver weight showed no significant differences ( p > 0.05) among treatments. At the end of week 2, relative kidney weight was significantly higher ( p < 0.05) in group E than in groups A and F. By week 3, control group A had significantly lower relative kidney weight than all stress-exposed groups. Overall, Renonic™ effectively mitigated high-protein and water restriction induced renal and growth stress in broilers.[1]