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Performance and morphometry of the intestinal mucosa of laying hens fed diets containing xylanase
Souza, K. M. R. de; Faria, D. E. de; Araújo, R. B.; Sakamoto, M. I.; Santos, T. T. dos; Kikuchi, C. de G.; Nakashima, D. T.; Caetano, V. C..
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  • Souza, K. M. R. de; University of São Paulo. Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering. Pirassununga. Brazil
  • Faria, D. E. de; University of São Paulo. Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering. Pirassununga. Brazil
  • Araújo, R. B.; University of São Paulo. Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering. Pirassununga. Brazil
  • Sakamoto, M. I.; University of São Paulo. Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering. Pirassununga. Brazil
  • Santos, T. T. dos; AB Vista Feed Ingredients. Brazil
  • Kikuchi, C. de G.; University of São Paulo. Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering. Pirassununga. Brazil
  • Nakashima, D. T.; University of São Paulo. Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering. Pirassununga. Brazil
  • Caetano, V. C.; University of São Paulo. Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering. Pirassununga. Brazil
R. bras. Ci. avíc. ; 16(3): 241-248, July-Sept. 2014. tab
Article in En | VETINDEX | ID: vti-15859
Responsible library: BR68.1
Localization: BR68.1
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary energy level reduction and xylanase inclusion on the performance and on intestinal mucosa morphometry of two- to six-week-old laying hens. In total, 400 Hy-line W36 laying hens were distributed according to a completely randomized design in 2 x 2 factorial arrangement (energy level x inclusion of xylanase), totaling four treatments with 10 replicates of 10 birds per experimental unit. The following treatments were evaluated positive control (balanced diet); positive control + xylanase; negative control (diet with of 100 kcal ME reduction /kg); negative control + xylanase. Body weight, weight gain, feed conversion ratio, uniformity and livability were not influenced by diets with metabolizable energy reduction and xylanase inclusion; however, the addition of xylanase to the diets resulted in shallower crypts depth and greater villuscrypt ratio in the ileum. The energy reduction of the diet associated with the supplementation of xylanase did not influence performance, but increased the feed intake of 2- to 6-week-old laying hens and increased villus height in the ileum of 6-wk-old hens. Xylanase reduces crypt depth in the ileum of 6-week-old hens.(AU)
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Full text: 1 Database: VETINDEX Main subject: Poultry / Animal Feed Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: R. bras. Ci. avíc. / Rev. bras. ciênc. avic Year: 2014 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Database: VETINDEX Main subject: Poultry / Animal Feed Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: R. bras. Ci. avíc. / Rev. bras. ciênc. avic Year: 2014 Document type: Article