Organic acids for broilers: Effects on intestinal morphology and growth performance
Background: Organic acids and ammonium salts added to drinking water can optimize productivity of broiler chickens. Objective: To evaluate the effect of acidifying drinking water on productive performance, blood and intestinal pH, and intestinal morphology of broilers. Methods: 1,400 one-day-old bro...
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| author | Magda Y Serrano-Gamboa José Arce-Menocal Ernesto Ávila-González Carlos López-Coello Luis Garibay-Torres José Herrera-Camacho |
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| description | Background: Organic acids and ammonium salts added to drinking water can optimize productivity of broiler chickens. Objective: To evaluate the effect of acidifying drinking water on productive performance, blood and intestinal pH, and intestinal morphology of broilers. Methods: 1,400 one-day-old broiler chicks were used to evaluate two pH levels (4 and 6) of drinking water during three periods (1-21, 1-28, and 1-42 days of age). The treatments consisted of water added with a blend of formic acid (31%), propionic acid (19%), and their salts ammonium formate (26%), and ammonium propionate (6%) compared to a control group (pH 8). Results: Compared to the control, the groups consuming water at pH 6 (0.038 moles) continuously for 42 days improved (p≤0.01) live weight (2.785 vs 2.691 kg), feed conversion ratio (1.430 vs 1.463 kg/kg), and increased the number of intestinal villi (59.0 vs 55.7). Additionally, blood and intestinal pH was reduced vs the control group (7.75 vs 7.89; 6.32 vs 6.41, respectively). Conclusion: The blend of formic and propionic acids and their ammonium salts in drinking water at pH 6 during the complete production cycle of broilers improves performance, increases the number of intestinal villi, and reduces the pH of blood, duodenum, and ileum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c004a224101140ad8b4f9f4d6ebe97442023-12-20T13:52:01ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaRevista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias2256-29582022-08-01362556510.17533/udea.rccp.v36n2a168520Organic acids for broilers: Effects on intestinal morphology and growth performanceMagda Y Serrano-Gamboa0José Arce-Menocal1Ernesto Ávila-González2Carlos López-Coello3Luis Garibay-Torres4José Herrera-Camacho5Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás HidalgoUniversidad Michoacana de San Nicolás HidalgoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Michoacana de San Nicolás HidalgoUniversidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoBackground: Organic acids and ammonium salts added to drinking water can optimize productivity of broiler chickens. Objective: To evaluate the effect of acidifying drinking water on productive performance, blood and intestinal pH, and intestinal morphology of broilers. Methods: 1,400 one-day-old broiler chicks were used to evaluate two pH levels (4 and 6) of drinking water during three periods (1-21, 1-28, and 1-42 days of age). The treatments consisted of water added with a blend of formic acid (31%), propionic acid (19%), and their salts ammonium formate (26%), and ammonium propionate (6%) compared to a control group (pH 8). Results: Compared to the control, the groups consuming water at pH 6 (0.038 moles) continuously for 42 days improved (p≤0.01) live weight (2.785 vs 2.691 kg), feed conversion ratio (1.430 vs 1.463 kg/kg), and increased the number of intestinal villi (59.0 vs 55.7). Additionally, blood and intestinal pH was reduced vs the control group (7.75 vs 7.89; 6.32 vs 6.41, respectively). Conclusion: The blend of formic and propionic acids and their ammonium salts in drinking water at pH 6 during the complete production cycle of broilers improves performance, increases the number of intestinal villi, and reduces the pH of blood, duodenum, and ileum.https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/rccp/article/view/350731ammonium propionateammonium formateblood phbroilersdrinking watergrowth performanceintestinal morphometryformic acidpropionic acid |
| spellingShingle | Magda Y Serrano-Gamboa José Arce-Menocal Ernesto Ávila-González Carlos López-Coello Luis Garibay-Torres José Herrera-Camacho Organic acids for broilers: Effects on intestinal morphology and growth performance Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias ammonium propionate ammonium formate blood ph broilers drinking water growth performance intestinal morphometry formic acid propionic acid |
| title | Organic acids for broilers: Effects on intestinal morphology and growth performance |
| title_full | Organic acids for broilers: Effects on intestinal morphology and growth performance |
| title_fullStr | Organic acids for broilers: Effects on intestinal morphology and growth performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Organic acids for broilers: Effects on intestinal morphology and growth performance |
| title_short | Organic acids for broilers: Effects on intestinal morphology and growth performance |
| title_sort | organic acids for broilers effects on intestinal morphology and growth performance |
| topic | ammonium propionate ammonium formate blood ph broilers drinking water growth performance intestinal morphometry formic acid propionic acid |
| url | https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/rccp/article/view/350731 |
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