Comparison of source and levels of sodium in broilers under low temperature conditions
2010
Mahmud, A. (University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (Pakistan)) | Hayat, Z. (Sargodha Univ. (Pakistan). Univ. Coll. of Agriculture) | Khan, M.Z. (University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (Pakistan)) | Khalique, A. | Younus, M.
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of two sources of sodium at different levels on broiler performance, water consumption and blood Na concentration under low temperature conditions. Six corn-soy based experimental diets containing graded levels (0.15, 0.20 or 0.25 %) of sodium either from sodium chloride or sodium bicarbonate were assigned to 240 day old Hubbard broilers. Higher level of sodium (0.25%) especially when the source was sodium chloride, resulted in an increase (P less than 0.05) in body weight and feed efficiency during first two weeks of age. However there was no carryover effect of this increase at the end of experiment. Feed consumption was independent of dietary Na treatments (P greater than 0.05). Water consumption was increased (P less than 0.05) with the increasing level of Na in diet, but source of Na did not show any difference.
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