The Effect of Citric Acid on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary citric acid (CA) on the performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. A total of 240 one-day-old Ross 308 broiler chickens were randomly assigned to four groups (n=60) and reared for a period of 42 days. The drinking...
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| author | Martin Fik Cyril Hrnčár Dávid Hejniš Emília Hanusová Henrieta Arpášová Jozef Bujko |
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| description | The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary citric acid (CA) on the performance and carcass
characteristics of broiler chickens. A total of 240 one-day-old Ross 308 broiler chickens were randomly assigned
to four groups (n=60) and reared for a period of 42 days. The drinking water of groups 1, 2, 3 and 4
was supplemented with 0%, 0.50%, 1% or 1.50% CA. At the age of 42 days, 10 birds from each group were
slaughtered. The results indicated that birds with CA additions were heavier compared with control birds (P<0.05).
Feed consumption was improved (P<0.05) in birds of the CA groups. Citric acid supplementation did not have
a significant effect (P>0.05) mortality of broiler chickens. We observed higher (P<0.05) breast, liver, gizzard and
small intestine percentage in the groups that were added CA. Thick percentage and carcass yield were not affected
(P>0.05) by dietary treatments. Significant reduction (P<0.05) in abdominal fat weight was found with increased
level of citric acid in drinking water. It may, therefore, be concluded that the addition of 1.50% CA in drinking water
has most effective effect in broiler chickens fattening. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b4a3830d2d24a19b01333a211e57d782024-04-11T04:04:13ZengAgroprint TimisoaraScientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies1841-93642344-45762023-09-01541187187744The Effect of Citric Acid on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler ChickensMartin Fik0Cyril Hrnčár1Dávid Hejniš2Emília Hanusová3Henrieta Arpášová4Jozef Bujko5Department of Small Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Small Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Small Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Small Farm Animals, National Agricultural and Food Centre - Research Institute for Animal Production Nitra, Hlohovecká 2, 951 41 Lužianky, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Small Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Genetic and Animal Breeding Biology, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak RepublicThe objective of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary citric acid (CA) on the performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. A total of 240 one-day-old Ross 308 broiler chickens were randomly assigned to four groups (n=60) and reared for a period of 42 days. The drinking water of groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 was supplemented with 0%, 0.50%, 1% or 1.50% CA. At the age of 42 days, 10 birds from each group were slaughtered. The results indicated that birds with CA additions were heavier compared with control birds (P<0.05). Feed consumption was improved (P<0.05) in birds of the CA groups. Citric acid supplementation did not have a significant effect (P>0.05) mortality of broiler chickens. We observed higher (P<0.05) breast, liver, gizzard and small intestine percentage in the groups that were added CA. Thick percentage and carcass yield were not affected (P>0.05) by dietary treatments. Significant reduction (P<0.05) in abdominal fat weight was found with increased level of citric acid in drinking water. It may, therefore, be concluded that the addition of 1.50% CA in drinking water has most effective effect in broiler chickens fattening.https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/744carcasschickencitric acidfatteningperformance |
| spellingShingle | Martin Fik Cyril Hrnčár Dávid Hejniš Emília Hanusová Henrieta Arpášová Jozef Bujko The Effect of Citric Acid on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies carcass chicken citric acid fattening performance |
| title | The Effect of Citric Acid on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens |
| title_full | The Effect of Citric Acid on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Citric Acid on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Citric Acid on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens |
| title_short | The Effect of Citric Acid on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens |
| title_sort | effect of citric acid on performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens |
| topic | carcass chicken citric acid fattening performance |
| url | https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/744 |
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