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Animal ; 18(6): 101201, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38850576

ABSTRACT

First-week survival and egg hatchability are lower in chicks from younger broiler breeder hen flocks. Creatine is a naturally occurring compound synthesised from the amino acid arginine or obtained from the diet and is important in the storage and transport of energy. Previous research found an improvement in the hatch rate but no posthatch performance improvements when fertile eggs from young breeder hens were injected with creatine monohydrate (CrM) on embryonic day 14. This pilot study aimed to further investigate the possibility of early posthatch improvements by examining the activity of chicks during the 1st week posthatch. Behaviours were broadly classified as active or inactive, the pen was split into three areas, and the amount of time spent in the heat lamp, feed hopper, or drinker line areas was recorded. Chicks given in ovo CrM spent less time in the heat lamp area over the whole 7 days compared to saline (t = 2.352, P = 0.021) and control groups (t = 3.336, P = 0.003) and more time in the feed hopper area during the first 4 days compared to the control group (t = 2.174, P = 0.033). This finding suggests that creatine may improve energy reserves in young chicks allowing them to spend more time away from the heat lamp.


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Chickens , Creatine , Animals , Chickens/growth & development , Creatine/administration & dosage , Pilot Projects , Female , Behavior, Animal/drug effects
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Br Poult Sci ; 61(4): 424-432, 2020 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32106705

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1. The present study examined the potential of new-generation microbial enzymes to improve the utilisation of energy and protein of cottonseed meal (CSM)-containing diets, with the aim of increasing its inclusion level in broiler chickens diets. 2. Four hundred and eighty, one-day-old Ross 308 male broilers were used to assess the utilisation of energy and protein by broiler chickens fed diets containing four graded levels of CSM - none, low (4, 8, 12%), medium (5, 10, 15%) or high (6, 12, 18%) in the starter, grower, and finisher phases, respectively, supplemented with 100 mg/kg of a composite enzyme product (xylanase and ß-glucanase). 3. Inclusion of CSM improved (P < 0.01) apparent metabolisable energy (AME), with further improvement (P < 0.001) seen in the enzyme-supplemented diets. Inclusion of CSM reduced (P = 0.002) the metabolisable energy intake (MEI), but this was increased (P < 0.05) with enzyme supplementation. 4. Enzyme addition increased (P < 0.001) the net energy of production (NEp), while heat production (HP) decreased (P < 0.001) with CSM inclusion. More energy was retained as fat (P < 0.05) and protein in birds fed diets with the enzyme, but this was reduced (P < 0.029) by CSM. 5. There was an increase (P < 0.05) in efficiencies of ME use for energy, lipid and protein retention, with higher CSM levels. The enzyme improved (P < 0.013) efficiency of ME use for lipid retention. 6. Feeding diets containing CSM to the broilers enhanced (P < 0.05) protein intake (PI) and protein efficiency ratio (PER). Positive effects (P < 0.05) of enzyme were observed on protein gain (PG) and net protein utilisation (NPU). 7. Results obtained from this study suggested that nutrient utilisation of diets containing CSM by broiler chickens can be improved by enzyme supplementation.


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Chickens , Cottonseed Oil , Animal Feed/analysis , Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Animals , Diet , Dietary Supplements , Digestion , Energy Metabolism , Male
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