Hydroxychloride trace minerals have a positive effect on growth performance, carcass quality and impact ileal and cecal microbiota in broiler chickens

Autor: Sandra J. A. van Kuijk, Yanming Han, Ana Isabel Garcia-Ruiz, Ana Rodiles
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2049-1891
DOI: 10.1186/s40104-021-00553-7
Popis: Abstract Background The objective was to study the effect of hydroxychloride trace minerals (HTM) on growth performance, carcass quality and gut microbiota of broiler chickens in comparison to sulphate trace minerals (STM). In total 1440 male Ross 308 day-old chicks were divided into 12 replicate pens with 30 birds each per treatment. Four different treatments were tested according to a 2 × 2 factorial study design, where the animals received a three phase diet containing either inorganic Zn from sulphates or Zn from HTM in high (80 mg/kg Zn) or low Zn dosage (20 mg/kg Zn). In all treatments 15 mg/kg Cu was added from the same mineral source as the Zn. Body weight and feed intake were measured on day 0, 10, 27 and 34, while carcass and breast meat yields were measured at the end of the study (day 34). In addition, high-throughput sequencing analysis was performed in digesta samples from ileum and cecum to study the gut microbiome (day 34). Results The results showed an improved (P
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