Abstract:
Cassia fistula is an ornamental plant which is belong from family Fabaceae family known as” Golden Rain Tree” which have medicinal and nutritive values. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of Cassia fistula on the growth performance and health of broilers. One hundred eighty (180) day old broiler chicks were purchased from local hatchery and divided into the six groups, i.e., group A (commercial diet), group B (basal diet) were control, group C (Basal diet with Cassia fistula powder 250 mg/kg in starter phase), group D (basal diet with Cassia fistula powder 250 mg/kg in finisher phase), group E (commercial diet with Cassia fistula 250 mg/kg in starter phase) and group F (commercial diet with Cassia fistula 250 mg/kg in finisher phase) respectively. The result showed significant difference in weight gain (2036.7g, 1997.7g, 2263.3g, 2161.3g, 2342.3g and 2193.3g), feed intake (4451.3g, 4201.7g, 4182.3g, 3836.7g, 3942.7g and 4368.3g) and FCR (2.16, 2.06, 1.83, 1.76, 1.63 and 1.96) was recorded in group A, B, C, D, E, and F respectively. A non-significant difference in dressing% (61.77%, 64.15%, 63.43%, 63.38%, 66.47% and 65.94%) was recorded in group A, B, C, D, E and F respectively. Additionally, a non-significant difference in mortality %(4%, 2%, 3.3%, 2.6%, 0.3% and 1.6%) and visceral organ such as relative weight of heart (0.65%, 0.62%, 0.58%, 0.58, 0.57% and 0.59%), spleen (0.08%, 0.08%, 0.07%, 0.07%, 0.06% and0.06%) was recorded in group A, B, C, D, E, and F respectively. Thus, it is concluded that Cassia fistula @ 250 mg/kg with commercial diet (group-E) supplementation in broiler ration showed optimum results in terms of body weight gain, Feed intake, FCR, dressing (%) and it has preventive properties