Supplementation of Propionic Acid (PA), Butyric Acid (BA) or Antibiotic (AB) in Diets and their Influence on Broiler Performance, Carcass Parameters and Immune Response
Abstract: The effectiveness of organic acids, Propionic acid (PA) and Butyric acid (BA) at two levels (0.2 and 0.3 %) in replacing antibiotic (AB-Virginiamycin 11mg/kg) from chick diets was evaluated in a feeding trial with 270 broiler chicks (Vencobb) by recording their performance, meat yield and immune response up to 42 d of age. The experimental diets included two organic acids, PA and BA at two levels (0.2 and 0.3 %) each in a factorial pattern, and compared with the antibiotic and control diets. Each diet was offered ad libitum to 9 replicates of 5 birds per replicate in battery brooders. The results indicated that organic acids, PA and BA at both levels of inclusion (0.2 % and 0.3 %) in diets enhanced (p
Keywords: Organic acids, antibiotic, broiler performance, immune response
How to Cite?: K. Vijaya Lakshmi, G. Shyam Sunder, "Supplementation of Propionic Acid (PA), Butyric Acid (BA) or Antibiotic (AB) in Diets and their Influence on Broiler Performance, Carcass Parameters and Immune Response", Volume 4 Issue 3, March 2015, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1002-1006, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SUB152211, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SUB152211