Performance of broilers fed formic and propionic acid supplemented diets
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Performance of broilers fed formic and propionic acid supplemented diets
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Venkatasubramani R
Vasanthakumar P Chandrasekaran D Rajendran D Purushothaman MR |
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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 Not Available |
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2018-11-22T11:31:13Z
2018-11-22T11:31:13Z 2014-01-01 |
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Research Paper
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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 |
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English
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