Open Access
Research
(Published
online: 14-04-2016)
8.
Relative efficacy of organic acids and
antibiotics as growth promoters in broiler chicken -
Vikrant Laxman Bagal, Vinod Kumar Khatta, Bachu Singh Tewatia,
Sandeep Kumar Sangwan and Subhash Shamrao Raut
Veterinary World, 9(4): 377-382
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2016.377-382
Vikrant Laxman Bagal:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Lala Lajpat Rai University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India;
vikrantlaxmanbagal@gmail.com
Vinod Kumar Khatta:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Lala Lajpat Rai University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India; v.khatta@gmail.com
Bachu Singh Tewatia:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Lala Lajpat Rai University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India;
bstewatia44@gmail.com
Sandeep Kumar Sangwan:
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Lala Lajpat Rai
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana,
India; sangwan36@gmail.com
Subhash Shamrao Raut:
Department of Livestock Product and Technology, Lala Lajpat Rai
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana,
India; drsubhashraut@gmail.com
Received: 21-09-2015, Accepted: 09-03-2016, Published online:
14-04-2016
Corresponding author:
Vikrant Laxman Bagal, e-mail: vikrantlaxmanbagal@gmail.com
Citation:
Bagal VL, Khatta VK, Tewatia BS, Sangwan SK, Raut SS (2016)
Relative efficacy of organic acids and antibiotics as growth
promoters in broiler chicken,
Veterinary World, 9(4):
377-382.
Abstract
Aim:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of
organic acids as replacer to antibiotics in their various
combinations on feed consumption, body weight gain, and feed
conversion ratio (FCR) in broiler chicks during different phases
of growth.
Materials and Methods:
Antibiotics and organic acids were incorporated into boiler feed
in different combinations to form 10 maize based test diets (T1
to T10). Each test diet was offered to four replicates of 10
birds each constituting a total of 400 birds kept for 45 days.
Results:
Significantly better effect in terms of body weight gain from
supplementation of 1% citric acid and 1% citric acid along with
antibiotic was observed throughout the entire study, whereas the
effect of tartaric acid supplementation was similar to control
group. Citric acid (1%) along with antibiotic supplementation
showed highest feed intake during the experimental period.
Significantly better FCR was observed in groups supplemented
with 1% citric acid and 1% citric acid along with antibiotic
followed by antibiotic along with organic acids supplemented
group.
Conclusion:
Growth performance of birds in terms of body weight, body weight
gain, and FCR improved significantly in 1% citric acid which was
significantly higher than antibiotic supplemented group. 1%
citric acid can effectively replace antibiotic growth promoter
(chlortetracycline) without affecting growth performance of
birds.
Keywords:
antibiotics, broilers, economics, growth promoters and organic
acids.
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