eng Rovedar Journal of World’s Poultry Science 2980-7999 2023-12-02 2 4 39 46 10.58803/jwps.v2i4.20 22 Camile Kondo Nyembo 0 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0099-2794 Herve Tchoffo 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8678-5563 Margaret Momo Chongsi 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2863-4905 Pascaline Azine Ciza 2 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3693-8020 Innocent Murhula Amani 0 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4850-0528 Leslie Tsopingni Tieubou 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3566-6999 Raphaël Jean Kana 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0767-4115 Department of Animal Sciences and Plant Technology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, La Sapientia Catholic University of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Evangelical University in Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo Introduction: The ability of growth-promoting antibiotics to accumulate in livestock products such as meat, eggs, and milk, and the antibiotic resistance conferred on bacteria has prompted researchers to turn to phyto-additives. The present study was designed to evaluate the potential of Typha angustifolia rhizome powder as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters in broiler chicken. Materials and methods: For this purpose, 512 one-day-old chickens of the Cobb500 strain were randomly distributed in a completely randomized design of 8 treatments of 16 chicks replicated four times. Experimental rations consisted of incorporating into a control ration 1 g of Doxycycline® (0+), and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 g of Typha angustifolia /kg of feed, respectively. Results: The main results revealed that feed intake was not significantly affected by the different treatments. Over the study period, supplementing chicken with 6 g of T. angustifolia/kg increased live weight and weight gain by about 6.72% and 6.82%, respectively, compared to the negative control. Similarly, this phyto-additive, at the incorporation rate of 6 g/kg, decreased the chicken feed conversion ratio by 12.83% compared to the control without additives. The 6 g of Typha angustifolia/kg of feed induced a significant increase in the weight, length, and density of the intestine as compared to the negative control ration. This phyto-additive, whatever the rate, significantly increased the number of lactic acid bacteria, and the digestibility of crude protein and dietary fiber compared to the negative control. Apart from the serum concentration of total cholesterol and high-density cholesterol, which increased significantly with 1 g of Typha angustifolia compared to the negative control, all the haemato-biochemical parameters were not significantly affected by this phyto-additive, whatever the incorporation rate. Conclusion: In the condition of the present study, it was concluded that 6 g of Typha angustifolia/kg of feed can be used as a substitute for antibiotics growth promoters in animal feed. https://jwps.rovedar.com/index.php/JWPS/article/view/20 Broilers Feed digestibility Growth performance Immunity Microbial flora Phyto-additive