Title
Effect of the supplementation of organic acids on productive parameters in broilers
Other title
EFECTO DE LA SUPLEMENTACIÓN DE ÁCIDOS ORGÁNICOS SOBRE LOS PARÁMETROS PRODUCTIVOS EN POLLOS DE ENGORDE
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of a mixture of organic acids and their salts on the productive parameters in broilers. A total of 133 1-day-old male chicks of the Cobb Vantress 500 Line were distributed in three treatments with three repetitions per treatment: T1, diet with Zinc-Bacitracin; T2, diet containing organic acids; and T3, control treatment, diet without growth promoter. At 42 days of age, feed conversion in T2 was 5.2% less than in T3 (p<0.05); however, no statistical differences were observed between treatments regarding body weight, body weight gain, feed consumption, mortality rate and productive efficiency index. The results showed that organic acids can efficiently replace the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in the diets of broilers.
Start page
32
End page
37
Volume
24
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84876374061
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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