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Performance of broilers fed formic and propionic acid supplemented diets

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Title Performance of broilers fed formic and propionic acid supplemented diets
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Creator Venkatasubramani R
Vasanthakumar P
Chandrasekaran D
Rajendran D
Purushothaman MR
 
Subject Broiler chicken
Feed acidifiers
Formic
Organic acids
Propionic acids
 
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A feeding trial was conducted using 360 one day-old broiler chicks (Vencobb) of either sex for
six weeks period to assess the performance of broilers fed diets containing formic and propionic acids either
singly or in combination. The experimental birds were allotted to eight dietary treatment groups with three
replicates per group comprising 45 birds in each treatment group. The control and antibiotic growth
promoter (AGP) dietary groups were fed basal diet and basal diet plus virginiamicin (0.05%), respectively
while the other dietary treatment groups were supplemented with either formic acid at 0.1 (FA-0.1) or
0.15% (FA-0.15) or propionic acid at 0.1 (PA-0.1) or 0.15% (PA-0.15) or combination of formic (0.05)
and propionic (0.05% each) acids (FA+PA-0.1) or commercial gut acidifier (CGA) at 0.1% level. The
performance of the birds in terms of weight gain, feed efficiency, nutrient digestibility, carcass
characteristics, blood parameters and cost of production were assessed. The results revealed that addition
of formic acid at 0.1 (FA-0.1) or 0.15% (FA-0.15) or propionic acid at 0.1 (PA-0.1) or 0.15% (PA0.15)
or combination of formic and propionic acids (FA+PA- 0.1) or commercial gut acidifier (CGA0.1)
at 0.1% level in the diet of broilers did not influence the BW gain and feed intake. The feed conversion
ratio (P
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Date 2018-11-22T11:31:13Z
2018-11-22T11:31:13Z
2014-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Venkatasubramani R, Vasanthakumar P, Chandrasekaran D, Rajendran D and Purushothaman MR. 2014. Performance of broilers fed formic and propionic acid supplemented diets. Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, 14:81-90
0972-2963
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/12849
 
Language English
 
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