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Lemos,Marina Jorge de; Calixto,Lígia Fátima Lima; Alves,Osvanira dos Santos; Souza,Daniele Santos de; Moura,Bárbara Brandt; Reis,Túlio Leite. |
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the addition of kaolin in the diet on performance, litter moisture and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens. Four hundred ninety-two broiler chickens distributed in a completely randomized design with three treatments and four replicates of 41 birds each, divided into three periods (15-21; 22-34; 35-52 days) were used. The following treatments were: Control - reference diet without added kaolin; treatment 1 - reference diet + 0.75% kaolin; Treatment 2 - reference diet + 1.5% kaolin. The variables analyzed were: feed intake, average weight, average weight gain, feed conversion, litter moisture, villus height and crypt depth. The inclusion of kaolin in the diet significantly reduced feed intake,... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Clay; Feed conversion; Intestinal villi.. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782015001001835 |
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