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Effect of a novel microbial phytase on production performance and tibia mineral concentration in broiler chickens given low-calcium diets.

Abstract
1. In a 42-d feeding trial, 264 one-d-old, as hatched, Cobb 400 broiler chickens (6 pens per group, n = 11 per pen in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement) were fed on two concentrations of dietary calcium (Ca) (9.0 and 7.5 g/kg in starter, 7.5 and 6 g/kg in grower phases) and supplemental phytase (0 and 500 U/kg diet). 2. During d 0-21, the high Ca + phytase diet improved body weight. During d 0-42, feed intake was increased by the low Ca diet and decreased by phytase supplementation. Feed conversion ratio during d 0-21 was improved by the high Ca + phytase diet. 3. At d 42, Ca in duodenal digesta was reduced by low dietary Ca and supplemental phytase. High dietary Ca reduced P in duodenal and jejunal digesta. Phytase reduced digesta P and increased serum P concentration. 4. Relative tibia length decreased with low dietary Ca and increased with phytase. The robusticity index of tibia was improved by the low Ca diet and phytase supplementation. Phytase supplementation increased tibia ash and concentrations of Ca, magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) in tibia. The low Ca diet increased Mg, Mn and Fe and reduced Cu and Zn in tibia. 5. It was concluded that 7.5 g Ca/kg during weeks 0-3 and 6 g Ca/kg during weeks 3-6 sustained broiler performance and bone ash, while phytase supplementation facilitated tibia mineralisation, particularly during the grower phase.
AuthorsA Singh, C L Walk, T K Ghosh, M R Bedford, S Haldar
JournalBritish poultry science (Br Poult Sci) Vol. 54 Issue 2 Pg. 206-15 ( 2013) ISSN: 1466-1799 [Electronic] England
PMID23647184 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Calcium, Dietary
  • Minerals
  • bone ash
  • 6-Phytase
Topics
  • 6-Phytase (administration & dosage)
  • Animal Feed (analysis)
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Animals
  • Calcification, Physiologic
  • Calcium, Dietary (blood, metabolism)
  • Chickens (growth & development, physiology)
  • Diet (veterinary)
  • Dietary Supplements (analysis)
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Contents (chemistry)
  • Intestine, Small (chemistry)
  • Male
  • Minerals (metabolism)
  • Random Allocation
  • Spectrophotometry, Atomic (veterinary)
  • Tibia (anatomy & histology, physiology)
  • Weight Gain (drug effects)

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