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Effect of feeding a commercial ammonia binding product De-Odorase™ on broiler chicken performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2014

M. Lazarevic ,
R. Resanovic ,
I. Vucicevic ,
A. Kocher  and
C.A. Moran
M. Lazarevic
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
R. Resanovic
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
I. Vucicevic
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
A. Kocher
Affiliation:
Alltech Biotechnology, 64-70Nissan Drive, Dandenong South, Victoria 3175, Australia
C.A. Moran*
Affiliation:
Alltech France, Department of Regulatory Affairs, 25 rue Greffulhe, 92300 Levallois-Perret, France
*
Corresponding author:cmoran@alltech.com
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Summary

Ammonia production in commercial poultry sheds poses a problem for farmers as high levels can affect animal's respiratory health, resulting in hock and foot pad lesions and thereby affecting performance. A study was conducted to evaluate the suitability of whole, chopped and dried Yucca schidigera (De-Odorase™, Alltech Inc, USA) to reduce ammonia excretion from broilers and investigate the impact on broiler performance. Nine hundred and two, one-day-old Cobb broilers were randomly assigned to one of two diets, without (control) or supplemented with 500 g/t De-Odorase™. Birds fed the treatment diet had significantly higher body weight (P < 0.05) at 42 d and improved FCR (P < 0.05). Significant reductions in ammonia from litter were reported at 37 and 42 days old (P < 0.05 and P < 0.1, respectively). No significant differences were seen in foot pad, gait score, feather score or carcass data; although the birds fed De-Odorase™ had consistent numerical improvements in these parameters. The results of this study suggest that feeding whole, chopped and dried Yucca schidigera as a functional ingredient in the diet can be part of an ammonia management programme to improve broiler welfare and zootechnical performance.

Keywords

broilerDe-Odorase™ammoniaperformance
Type
Original Research
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Journal of Applied Animal Nutrition , Volume 2 , 2013 , e8
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Journal of Applied Animal Nutrition Ltd. 2014 

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