Subscribe Now Subscribe Today
Science Alert
 
Blue
   
Curve Top
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition
  Year: 2011 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 7 | Page No.: 631-636
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2011.631.636
 
Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit Linkedin StumbleUpon E-mail

Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Finishers Fed Acidifier Based Diets
O.A. Ogunwole, O.A. Abu and I.A. Adepoju

Abstract: Effects of supplementing diets with Biotronics SE (an acidifier) in replacement of Oxytetracycline-HCl (Antibiotic Growth Promoter) (AGP) on performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens was investigated using 128 Marshall Strain day old broilers. The birds were randomly allotted to four treatments with each treatment made of a duplicate of 16 chicks per replicate. Four isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets (A: control diet without Oxytetracycline-HCl and Biotronics SE®; Diet B had 0.1% Oxytetracycline-HCl only, Diet C contained 0.3% Biotronics SE® only while Diet D contained 0.1% Oxytetracycline HCl and 0.3% Biotronics SE®) were formulated and each diet was offered in mash form to their respective birds from day 21 until week 7. At day 49, four chickens from each replicate were selected and sacrificed for the determination of carcass characteristics. Weight gain and feed intake were significantly higher (p<0.05) for birds on dietary treatment D. Variations in values obtained for the final body weight and mortality indices were however similar (p>0.05). Biotronics supplementation significantly improved (p<0.05) feed conversion ratio, live weight gain and bled weight. Other carcass and internal organs weights were not significantly (p>0.05) affected by the inclusion of AGP or acidifier in the diets. Biotronics SE can suitably replace AGP in broilers diets.
PDF References Citation Report Citation
 RELATED ARTICLES:
  •    Effect of Sodium Formate on Laying Hen Performance, Gastrointestinal Tract pH and Some Blood Components under Heat Stress Conditions
How to cite this article:

O.A. Ogunwole, O.A. Abu and I.A. Adepoju, 2011. Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Finishers Fed Acidifier Based Diets. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 10: 631-636.

DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2011.631.636

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2011.631.636
COMMENT ON THIS PAPER
 
 
 

 
  Bullet Navigation
 
  Page Icon Online First
  Page Icon Current Issue
  Page Icon Previous Issues
  Page Icon Editorial Board
  Page Icon Submit a Manuscript
  Page Icon Guide to Authors
  Page Icon Subscribe to E-alerts

  Bullet Indexed In
 
  Page Icon Academic Journals Database
  Page Icon ASCI-Database
  Page Icon Asian Digital Library
  Page Icon Cambridge Scientific Abstract
  Page Icon Chemical Abstract Services
  Page Icon EMBASE
  Page Icon Genamics
  Page Icon MIAR

Science Alert
Curve Bottom