Effects of administering an essential oil mixture and an organic acid blend separately and combined to diets on broiler performance
ARCHIV FUR GEFLUGELKUNDE, cilt.76, sa.2, ss.81-87, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 76 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Dergi Adı: ARCHIV FUR GEFLUGELKUNDE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.81-87
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Broiler, nutrition, antibiotic, organic acid, essential oil, performance
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
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.