Research Article

GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIETS SUPPLEMENTED WITH BLENDS OF ORGANIC ACIDS

Idachaba C U1*, Duru S1, Omage JJ1, Onimisi P A1, Abdullahi I2, Badmus K A3
1 Department of Animal Science, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
2 National Animal Production Research Institute, Shika Zaria
3 Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: idachabacu@gjids.org.ng
Published: May, 2016
DOI: 10.67390/gjids.2016.mvjxq7dp
Pages: 139-148

Abstract

Performance of broiler chickens fed diets supplemented with blends of organic acids was investigated. Three hundred broiler chickens were assigned to five treatment groups, each replicated three times with twenty birds per replicate in a completely randomized design. The chickens in the control treatment were fed the basal diet while all other treatments were fed acidified diets. Four blends of organic acids (Fysal®, Biotronic®, Orgacid® andAcidomix®) were supplemented in the diets of birds in treatments two to five, respectively at the manufacturers recommended level of 0.01%. Results indicated that all treatments fed acidified diets showed significantly (P

Keywords

Feed Organic acid phytate utilization

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How to Cite

U, I. . C., S, D., JJ, O., A, O. P., I, A., & A, B. K. (2016). GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIETS SUPPLEMENTED WITH BLENDS OF ORGANIC ACIDS. Gashua Journal of Irrigation and Desertification Studies, 2(1), 139-148. https://doi.org/10.67390/gjids.2016.mvjxq7dp

I. . C. U, D. S, O. JJ, O. P. A, A. I, and B. K. A, "GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIETS SUPPLEMENTED WITH BLENDS OF ORGANIC ACIDS," Gashua Journal of Irrigation and Desertification Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 139-148, May 2016. doi: 10.67390/gjids.2016.mvjxq7dp

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