Effects of supplementing diets with an acidifier on performance parameters and visceral organ weights of broilers

Hedayati M, M. Manafi, M. Yari

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the dietary supplementation of an acidifier agent on performance parameters and visceral organ weights of broilers. Two hundred and forty day old Ross 308 broilers where divided in four groups with three replicates and twenty chicks each. The present study assessed the different dosage of an acidifier on commercial broilers. Diets prepared without additive Control (CON) (group 1), 0.025% Acidifier Agent (AA1) (group 2); 0.05% Acidifier Agent (AA2) (group 3) and 0.1% Acidifier Agent (AA3) (group 4). Results showed that among weekly body weight, feed intake and FCR, there was a significant (P