Abstract
An experiment was conducted to compare the growth and economics of adding organic acids to diets of broiler chickens. The organic acids were sorbic benzoic lactic and propionic acids. 150 day old Hubbard chicks were used. There were five treatments. Diet 1 which served as control contained no organic acid. Diets 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively contained 0.25% sorbic benzoic lactic and propionic acids. There were three replicates per treatment each having 10 birds. Completely randomized design (CRD) was used. Feed and water were provided ad libitum for eight weeks the experiment lasted. Live weight was significantly (P 0.05). Cost/kg feed was increased by organic acids. Feed cost per bird was significantly (P<0.05) increased by sorbic lactic and propionic acids. Benzoic acid significantly (P<0.05) reduced gross margin. Other organic acids posted similar gross margin as control. In conclusion propionic lactic and sorbic acids could be used in diets for broilers in terms of growth performanceKeywords: broiler chickens, economics, growth, organic acids.
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