Fecal microbial population, and growth in broiler fed organic acids and palm fat-composed diet

Organic acids (OA) are natural constituents of plant and animal tissues and their uses as feed additives are now being studied worldwide. Organic acids consisted of different acids and mixtures of several acids have an antimicrobial function and promote the growth performance of animals. The current...

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Main Authors: Goh, Chong Hau, Loh, Teck Chwen, Foo, Hooi Ling, Nobilly, Frisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bogor Agricultural University 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89009/
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author Goh, Chong Hau
Loh, Teck Chwen
Foo, Hooi Ling
Nobilly, Frisco
author_facet Goh, Chong Hau
Loh, Teck Chwen
Foo, Hooi Ling
Nobilly, Frisco
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description Organic acids (OA) are natural constituents of plant and animal tissues and their uses as feed additives are now being studied worldwide. Organic acids consisted of different acids and mixtures of several acids have an antimicrobial function and promote the growth performance of animals. The current experiment was designed to study the inhibitory activity of the organic acids, palm fat (PF), a combination of organic acids-palm fat (OAPF) against various pathogens and investigate the performance in dietary inclusion of OAPF in broilers. A feeding trial was conducted to determine the growth performance and microbial population in the dietary inclusion of OAPF in broilers. A total number of 96 one-day-old chickens (Cobb 500) were used in this study and divided into two treatment groups with six replicates per treatment. The treatment group was T1 (diet without OAPF) and T1OA (diet with OAPF). The differences among treatment means were tested using an independent t-test. The results showed that T1OA had approximately two-fold inhibitory activity against Escherichia coli E-30 compared to T1. Broilers fed diet supplemented with OAPF had higher (p<0.05) final body weight (BW) and total weight gain (WG) compared to broilers fed T1. Broiler fed with T1OA had lower (p<0.05) feed conversion ratio (FCR) than T1. Inclusion of OAPF in the diet also increased (p<0.05) the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and reduced (p<0.05) Enterobacteriaceae (ENT) cell population. The inclusion of OAPF in the diet showed significantly improved nutrient digestibility and had a beneficial effect on the growth performances of the broiler chickens with a positive effect on the bacterial population in GIT.
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spelling upm-890092021-09-21T23:35:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89009/ Fecal microbial population, and growth in broiler fed organic acids and palm fat-composed diet Goh, Chong Hau Loh, Teck Chwen Foo, Hooi Ling Nobilly, Frisco Organic acids (OA) are natural constituents of plant and animal tissues and their uses as feed additives are now being studied worldwide. Organic acids consisted of different acids and mixtures of several acids have an antimicrobial function and promote the growth performance of animals. The current experiment was designed to study the inhibitory activity of the organic acids, palm fat (PF), a combination of organic acids-palm fat (OAPF) against various pathogens and investigate the performance in dietary inclusion of OAPF in broilers. A feeding trial was conducted to determine the growth performance and microbial population in the dietary inclusion of OAPF in broilers. A total number of 96 one-day-old chickens (Cobb 500) were used in this study and divided into two treatment groups with six replicates per treatment. The treatment group was T1 (diet without OAPF) and T1OA (diet with OAPF). The differences among treatment means were tested using an independent t-test. The results showed that T1OA had approximately two-fold inhibitory activity against Escherichia coli E-30 compared to T1. Broilers fed diet supplemented with OAPF had higher (p<0.05) final body weight (BW) and total weight gain (WG) compared to broilers fed T1. Broiler fed with T1OA had lower (p<0.05) feed conversion ratio (FCR) than T1. Inclusion of OAPF in the diet also increased (p<0.05) the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and reduced (p<0.05) Enterobacteriaceae (ENT) cell population. The inclusion of OAPF in the diet showed significantly improved nutrient digestibility and had a beneficial effect on the growth performances of the broiler chickens with a positive effect on the bacterial population in GIT. Bogor Agricultural University 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89009/1/ACID.pdf Goh, Chong Hau and Loh, Teck Chwen and Foo, Hooi Ling and Nobilly, Frisco (2020) Fecal microbial population, and growth in broiler fed organic acids and palm fat-composed diet. Tropical Animal Science Journal, 43 (2). 151- 157. ISSN 2615-787X; ESSN: 2615-790X https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/tasj/article/view/28661 10.5398/tasj.2020.43.2.151
spellingShingle Goh, Chong Hau
Loh, Teck Chwen
Foo, Hooi Ling
Nobilly, Frisco
Fecal microbial population, and growth in broiler fed organic acids and palm fat-composed diet
title Fecal microbial population, and growth in broiler fed organic acids and palm fat-composed diet
title_full Fecal microbial population, and growth in broiler fed organic acids and palm fat-composed diet
title_fullStr Fecal microbial population, and growth in broiler fed organic acids and palm fat-composed diet
title_full_unstemmed Fecal microbial population, and growth in broiler fed organic acids and palm fat-composed diet
title_short Fecal microbial population, and growth in broiler fed organic acids and palm fat-composed diet
title_sort fecal microbial population, and growth in broiler fed organic acids and palm fat-composed diet
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