EFFECT OF ACETIC ACID ADDED TO DRINKING WATER OF TWO BROILER STRAINS ON PERFORMANCE AND SMALL INTESTINE HISTOLOGICAL. | ||
| Diyala Agricultural Sciences Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, June 2014, Pages 1-8 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Lajan Salahaddin; Muhammad Sulaiman; Mahbuba A.GH. Mustafa | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In this experiment we study the effect of acetic acids on the performance of broiler chickens. A total of one day old broiler chicks 215 of Cobb-500 strain and 215 of Ross-308 strain were distributed randomly into 3 treatments and 3 replicates. Broiler chickens in control group (T1) were drinking only tap water, T2 and T3 were added 1% and 2% acetic acid mixed in drinking tap water. The results showed significantly increase (P<0.05) in body weight, body weight gain, better feed conversion, Villi height and crypt depth of (duodenum, jejunum and ileum) and Lactobacillus content when added acetic acid 1% and 2% in the treatments T2 and T3 respectively in the both strains Ross-300 and Cobb-500 as compared with T1 (control), While, the results showed significant decrease (P<0.05) in mortality, Enterococcus and E. Coli content in the treatments T2 and T3 for both strains especially T3 when added 2% acetic acid to drinking water. While, there were non- significant effect between the two strains (Ross-308 and Cobb-500). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| acetic acid; water; broiler; performance; Histological | ||
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