Effects of administering an essential oil mixture and an organic acid blend separately and combined to diets on broiler performance
ARCHIV FUR GEFLUGELKUNDE, vol.76, no.2, pp.81-87, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 76 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2012
- Journal Name: ARCHIV FUR GEFLUGELKUNDE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.81-87
- Keywords: Broiler, nutrition, antibiotic, organic acid, essential oil, performance
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
This study compares the performance-enhancing effects of adding an antibiotic growth promoter (AGP), a commercial organic acid blend (OAB), a commercial, herbal, essential oil mixture (EOM) and an OAB - EOM combination to feeding regimens of broiler chicks. The corn and soybean-based basal diet was supplemented with three doses of one of the following additives: AGP (Avilamycin, 10 mg/kg diet), OAB (0.9, 1.8, 2.7 g/kg diet, respectively), EOM (12, 24, 36 mg/kg diet, respectively) and OAB - EOM combination. Diets were fed as mash to 3,300 one-day-old broiler chicks (Ross-308) that were randomly assigned to 11 groups, each with six identical subgroups. Birds were studied until they were 42 days old.