Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Graded Levels of Butyric Acid on Growth Performance and Nutrient Utilization in Broiler Chicken
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Keywords:
Butyric acid, Growth, nutrient utilizationAbstract
Butyric acid a short chain fatty acid is considered as potential alternative to antibiotic growth promoter in poultry feed. The present study investigated the effect of feeding graded levels of butyric acid on performance of broiler chickens. Day old broiler chicks (n=180) were divided into 6 groups with 3 replicates of 10 chicks in each. The diets were formulated using conventional feed ingredients. Six diets were formulated for pre starter, starter and finisher phase. Diet I was NC (T0), diet II contained antibiotic bacitracin @ 50 mg/kg (T1) and diets III,IV,V and VI contained butyric acid at graded levels i.e. 0.2,0.4,0.6 and 0.8% in groups T2 to T5 respectively. The average body weight during 4th and 5th week of study increased significantly (P<0.01) in T3 as compared to other groups. The weekly feed intake at 4th week was significantly (P<0.01) lower in birds of supplemented groups as compared to NC. The cumulative feed conversion ratio was significantly (P<0.01) better in T3 as compared to T1, T2 and T5. The dry matter and crude protein metabolizability was significantly (P<0.01)higher in all the treatment groups as compared to negative control (T0). Among the treatment groups the per cent retention of phosphorus was significantly higher in supplemented groups as compared to NC. It is concluded that butyric acid @ 0.4% could be a better alternative to antibiotic as growth promoter in broiler chicken diet.
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