Impact of early feeding of highly available carbohydrate source on subsequent growth performance, carcass traits, blood biochemical parameters, and intestinal morphology of broilers
IF 1.6 3区 农林科学Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
A.R. Rostamkhani , M.H. Shahir , A. Lemme , I.J. Anarkooli , Z. Abdi
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of early dextrose (Dex) feeding on subsequent growth performance of broilers. A total of 700 male day-old broiler chicks were randomly allocated into 50 floor pens (in a balanced completely randomized design with 2 treatments) receiving either a control corn–soybean meal-based diet (control treatment) or a diet in which corn was partially (5%) replaced by Dex Monohydrate (Dex treatment). The performance data were recorded at 7, 20, 30, 40 d. Samples of the birds were slaughtered at 7, and 40 d of age, and their carcass, serum, and intestinal morphology traits were analyzed. The results showed that early feeding of the Dex resulted in significant improvement in weight gain (WG) during d 1 to 7 (P < 0.01), 21-30 (P < 0.05), and 1-40 (P < 0.01), as well as the carcass traits at d 40 (P < 0.05). Feeding Dex increased serum glucose, total protein, globulin, triiodothyronine (T3), and T3/T4 ratio (P < 0.05). Duodenal villi height, crypt depth, and villus to crypt ratio (V/C) were affected (P < 0.05) by early Dex feeding. In conclusion, early feeding of a highly available carbohydrate source (Dex) improves subsequent growth performance and carcass traits of broilers.
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