Abstract            Volume:13  Issue-7  Year-2025         Original Research Articles

Online ISSN : 2347 - 3215 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcret@gmail.com

A study was conducted in the Tonkpi Region in western Côte d'Ivoire with the overall objective of gaining a better understanding of the effects of nutraceuticals as a replacement for antibiotics on the health status of broiler chickens. The method used was convenience sampling, which consisted of collecting data from 40 responding and available farmers. The results showed that 85% of farmers were unaware of the concept of antibiotic residues in broiler meat. Unfortunately, these antibiotic residues are thought to be at the root of public health problems among consumers. None of the farmers complied with the waiting periods for veterinary medicines after administering them to the poultry. Thus, the mortality rate on farms using antibiotics (3.4±0.5%) was high compared to those using nutraceuticals (2.2±0.3%) over 49 days of rearing. The average daily gain and feed conversion ratio of broiler chickens using nutraceuticals were better than those using antibiotics. In addition, the average live weight of broiler chickens produced using nutraceuticals (2116 ± 2.95 g) was higher than that of antibiotics (1920 ± 3.5 g). However, comparison of the results revealed no significant difference (p > 0.05).

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