A. Jagadeeswaran, S. Selvasubramanian

This study was conducted to explore the growth promoting potentials of indigenous drugs viz., Glycyrrhiza glabra, Phyllanthus niruri and Aloe vera. A total of seventy two straight run 1-day old broiler chicks (Cobb strain) were randomly allotted to 4 treatments with 3 replications of set 6 chicks in each. Treatments were included of control (T₁) and the inclusion of 1% of Glycyrrhiza glabra (T₂), Phyllanthus niruri (T₃) and Aloe vera (T₄) with basal diet. The results indicated that T₃ had a significantly higher body weight followed by T₄ and T₂. A. vera supplementation increased the feed intake significantly than other groups. Feed conversion efficiency was significantly higher with T₃ followed by T₄ and T₂. It is concluded that P. niruri and A. vera can be used as growth promoters at 1% level in feed.