The present experiment entitled "Effect of Different Levels of Vitamin C
on Performance of Broilers" was carried out in small animal laboratory
of Sunderesan School of Animal Husbandry & Dairying. Poultry has a
crucial place in India as the eggs and chicken meat are important and
rich sources of protein, vitamins and minerals. Poultry provides rich
organic manure and is an important source of income and employment to
millions of farmers and other persons engaged in allied activities in
the poultry industry. Chicken is the most widely accepted meat in India.
Unlike beef or pork, it does not have a religious taboo. The prices of
chicken meat are lower than those of mutton or goat meat. Many Indian
families, especially the educated people in urban areas, have begun to
accept eggs as a regular supplemental part of their vegetarian diet .The
forecast surveys indicate that as the present younger generation goes to
the adulthood, the acceptability and demand for eggs and chicken meat in
next 2-3 decades is likely to increase many-folds very rapidly.