Improved feed efficiency and nutritional property effects of honey from Apis mellifera L. as an additive for broiler chickens’ drinking water

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dc.contributor.authorTattao, Rosemarie O.
dc.contributor.authorPanas, Joseph A.
dc.contributor.authorde Castro, David T.
dc.contributor.authorSoliba, Mishima P.
dc.contributor.authorCalimpang, Ison A.
dc.contributor.authorPajarillo, Rolyne Mae C.
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-28T06:18:40Z
dc.date.available2025-11-28T06:18:40Z
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.description.abstractAntimicrobial usage is particularly high in poultry production. Honey as a water supplement to poultry has been explored as a natural and safe antibiotic alternative. This study aimed to investigate the effects of different levels of honey as a water supplement on broilers' growth performance and chemical properties. Five dietary treatments were used: no supplement (T1), commercial electrolytes (T2), 5mL honey (T3), (7.5mL honey (T4), and 10mL honey (T5) per liter of water. The experiment used 150 1-day-old Cobb-400 broiler chicks, assigned to five treatments with three replications of ten (10) birds each (N=30) employing the Complete Block Design (RCBD) in three blocks. Results indicated that 5mL/L-10mL/L honey supplementation led to a significant (p < 0.05) decrease of 4.3% to 7% in feed consumption compared to those with electrolytes. Similarly, using 5mL/L of honey showed 12.5% lower FCR compared with T2 and 24.3% compared with T1. However, a higher level of honey was comparable to T2, indicating that honey supplementation improved feed utilization and reduced feed cost at a certain level. Results of the proximate analysis, particularly on moisture content (MC), crude protein (CP), crude fat (CF), and total carbohydrates ((TC), revealed numerical differences. Samples with 5mL/L to 7.5mL/L levels of honey showed a higher MC, CP, and TC content and lower CF than T2. This implies that honey as a drinking water supplement offers practical advantages in feed consumption and efficiency and in improving the chemical and nutritional properties of chicken meat. A choice for healthier production.
dc.identifier.citationTattao, R. O., Panas, J. A., de Castro, D. T., Soliba, M. P., Calimpang, I. A., & Pajarillo, R. M. C. (2023). Improved feed efficiency and nutritional property effects of honey from Apis mellifera L. as an additive for broiler chickens’ drinking water. DMMMSU Research and Extension Journal, 7, 65–75. https://doi.org/10.62960/dmmmsu.v7i.44
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.62960/dmmmsu.v7i.44
dc.identifier.issn0119-2035
dc.identifier.urihttps://lakasa.dmmmsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/667
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDMMMSU Research and Extension Journal
dc.relation.urihttps://drej.dmmmsu.edu.ph/index.php/DOJ/article/view/44
dc.relation.urihttps://drej.dmmmsu.edu.ph/index.php/DOJ/article/view/44/39
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0
dc.sdgSDG 2
dc.sdgSDG 3
dc.sdgSDG 12
dc.sdgSDG 15
dc.subjectHoney as feed additive
dc.subjectFeed efficiency
dc.subjectBroiler chickens
dc.subjectPoultry nutrition
dc.subjectGrowth performance
dc.subjectNutritional properties
dc.subjectWater supplementation
dc.subject.ddcBroilers (Chickens)
dc.subject.ddcBroilers (Chickens)--Feeding and feeds
dc.subject.ddcBroilers (Chickens)--Growth
dc.subject.ddcPoultry
dc.subject.ddcPoultry--Nutrition
dc.subject.ddcHoney
dc.subject.ddcAnimal nutrition
dc.titleImproved feed efficiency and nutritional property effects of honey from Apis mellifera L. as an additive for broiler chickens’ drinking water
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.accessRightsOpen access
dcterms.accessRightsOpen access
local.subject.scientificnameApis mellifera L.
local.subject.scientificnameGallus gallus domesticus
oaire.citation.endPage75
oaire.citation.issue7
oaire.citation.startPage65
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