Effects of administering an essential oil mixture and an organic acid blend separately and combined to diets on broiler performance

Bozkurt M., Kucukyilmaz K., Catli A. U., Cinar M., Cabuk M., ALÇİÇEK A.

ARCHIV FUR GEFLUGELKUNDE, cilt.76, sa.2, ss.81-87, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • 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)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.81-87
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Broiler, nutrition, antibiotic, organic acid, essential oil, performance, OREGANO ESSENTIAL OIL, ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, HERBAL ESSENTIAL OILS, PLANT-EXTRACTS, SLAUGHTER CHARACTERISTICS, NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY, GROWTH PROMOTERS, LIPID OXIDATION, FORMIC-ACID, SUPPLEMENTATION
  • 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.