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The benefit of L-Threonine supplementation on growth performance, carcass characteristics, intestinal morphology and litter quality of broilers
Al-Sagan, A. A; Khalil, S; Smith, M. P.
Afiliação
  • Al-Sagan, A. A; King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology. General Directorate of Research Grant. Riyadh. Saudi Arabia
  • Khalil, S; Evonik Limited Egypt. Nasr City. Egypt
  • Smith, M. P; Evonik Degussa GmbH. Hanau-Wolfgang. Germany
R. bras. Ci. avíc. ; 20(4): 753-758, Oct.-Dec. 2018. tab
Article em En | VETINDEX | ID: vti-19685
Biblioteca responsável: BR68.1
Localização: BR68.1
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to investigate the effect of dietary L-Threonine supplementation on broiler performance, carcass characteristics, duodenal histo-morphology and litter analysis. It was hypothesised that the overall broiler performance would be improved in threonine adequate diets with reduced environmental impact when using L-threonine supplementation. A total of 144-sexed Ross 308 broiler chicks were randomly allocated into 3 dietary treatments. Each treatment was replicated 6 times with 8 birds per replicate (4 male and 4 female). Treatment group 1 served as threonine deficient group, fed with a diet with all limiting amino acids met except threonine as no synthetic form was supplied. Treatment group 2 served as threonine adequate high crude protein, where L-Threonine adequacy was achieved with higher level of crude protein. Treatment group 3 served as L-Threonine adequate but achieved it through L-Threonine supplementation. Treatment effects on growth performance, carcass characteristics, intestinal morphology and litter quality were determined. Results compared to group 1 showed that group 3 at the end of the experimental period (28 days) had improved final body weight P < 0.05, live and carcass weights P < 0.01, dressing yields P < 0.05, relative wing weights P < 0.01 and relative heart weights P < 0.05. However, group 2 showed numeric improvement in all aforementioned parameters but not enough to show significance. Litter moisture and nitrogen content was affected by dietary L-Threonine fortification P < 0.05. The lowest moisture and nitrogen content were noticed in group 3. Meanwhile, group 2 showed the highest nitrogen and group 1 showed the highest moisture content among all groups. Intestinal villi length and villus crypt ratio was affected by dietary treatments P < 0.001 and P < 0.05 respectively. Group 3 showed the highest villus length and villus crypt ratio followed by group 2 and group 1. In conclusion correcting L-Threonine...(AU)
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: R. bras. Ci. avíc. / Rev. bras. ciênc. avic Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: R. bras. Ci. avíc. / Rev. bras. ciênc. avic Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article