Organic trace minerals and calcium levels in broilers' diets to 21 days old

Faria, Bruno Damaceno; Silva, Leandro Moreira; Ribeiro Junior, Valdir; Ferreira, Adriana Helena do Nascimento; Rostagno, Horacio Santiago; Albino, Luiz Fernando Teixeira; Hannas, Melissa Izabel

This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of dietary calcium levels and supplementation with organic trace minerals selenium, copper, iron, zinc and manganese on performance, tissue deposition and litter mineral concentration. A total of 2,496 one-day-old male Cobb 500 broilers were randomly assigned to a 3 × 4 factorial experimental design with three levels of dietary Ca [8, 10 and 12 g kg1, while maintaining the same CanPP (non-phytate phosphorus) ratio (21)] and four levels of micromineral supplementation (0.62, 0.72, 0.82 and 0.92 g kg1). There was a total of 12 treatments, with eight replicates of 26 birds per pen. Micromineral supplementation (MS) was achieved by adding different levels of the product Bioplex TR Se® and Ca supplementation was achieved by adding increasing levels of limestone and dicalcium phosphate. An interaction between Ca and MS levels was observed (p 0.05) for Ca, P or ash concentrations in the tibia, which were influenced only by dietary Ca levels (p < 0.05). The Ca level of 10 g kg1 promoted higher Ca and P concentration in the tibia and lower micromineral excretion in the litter. The combination of MS level of 0.82 g kg1 with Ca level of 10 g kg1 led to the best BWG response. The supplementation conditions that led to higher micromineral levels in the liver and breast varied for each mineral.

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Organic trace minerals and calcium levels in broilers' diets to 21 days old

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