Hot-melt extruded copper sulfate affects the growth performance, meat quality, and copper bioavailability of broiler chickens

Autor: Min Ju Kim, Abdolreza Hosseindoust, Jun Hyung Lee, Kwang Yeoul Kim, Tae Gyun Kim, Byung Jo Chae
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Animal Bioscience, Vol 35, Iss 3, Pp 484-493 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2765-0189
2765-0235
DOI: 10.5713/ab.21.0030
Popis: Objective This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the supplementation of diets of broiler chickens with hot-melt extruded CuSO4 (HME-Cu) on their growth performance, nutrient digestibility, gut microbiota, small intestinal morphology, meat quality, and copper (Cu) bioavailability. Methods A total of 225 broilers (Ross 308), one-day old and initial weight 39.14 g, were weighed and distributed between 15 cages (15 birds per cage) in a completely randomized experimental design with 3 treatments (diets) and 5 replicates per treatment. Cages were allotted to three treatments including control (without supplemental Cu), IN-Cu (16 mg/kg of CuSO4), and HME-Cu (16 mg/kg of HME processed CuSO4). Results The HME-Cu treatment tended to increase the overall body weight gain (p
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