This study was conducted at Poultry Farm of Animal Resources Dept., College of Agriculture, University of ALQasim
Green to investigate the effect of adding Lycopene to the ration in some blood traits of broiler Ross 308 .
Use the 90 broiler chicks Ross 308 day-old were randomly assigned to three treatments (by 3 replicates per
treatment 10 chicks per replicate), and treatments were as follows : ( first treatment) without adding lycopene to
the diet, add lycopene by 250 mg / kg feed (second treatment) and add lycopene by 500 mg / kg feed ( Third
treatment) . Blood traits included in this study were red and white blood cell counts, hematocrit, hemoglobin
concentration and differential leucocyte count .
The results indicated that the addition of lycopene by 250 and 500 mg / kg feed to broiler diet led to a significant
improvement (p<0.05) in red and white blood cell counts, hematocrit and hemoglobin concentration and
significant decrease (p<0.05) in heterophil to lymphocyte ratio .It concluded from this experience, that the
addition of lycopene by 250 and 500 mg / kg feed to the ration can lead to improve in some blood traits of the
broiler .
الاستاذ الدكتور نهاد عبد اللطيف علي | professor Dr.Nihad Abdul-Lateef Ali | 8006