Effect of organic acids supplanted in drinking water during pre-starter and starter feeding phase on broiler performance

Effect of a Combination of Propionic-Acetic Acid on Body Weight, Relative Weight of Some Organs, Lactic Acid Bacteria and Intestinal pH of Neonatal Broilers

“…The treatments consisted of a control diet (CD) and CD + 0.30% of propionic acid and the addition of acetic acid in the drinking water at a proportion of 4 mL in a liter of water according to commercial house recommendations. We used propionic acid in the feed and acetic in drinking water of broiler according to the findings of Dittoe et al (2008) and Mohammed (2018), respectively. The diets were formulated according to the requirements of the genetic line (Table 1).…”

“…The organic acids have impacts on growth, nutrient utilization, mineral availability, gut microbiota, and disease resistance (Mohammed et al, 2018). Dehghani-Tafti & JaHanian (2016) found that the use of organic acids causes non-pathological intestinal acidification that reduces the population of Enterobacteriaceae and increases the secretion of gastric enzymes, the functionality of the intestine and the absorption of nutrients.…”

“…Similarly, Dehghani-Tafti & JaHanian (2016) have shown an increase in performance using dietary supplementation with an organic acid mixture (citric + butyric). Meanwhile, Mohammed et al (2018) and Beier et al (2019) have shown that the use of acetic acid in drinking water and propionic acid in the diet improved the growth performance and the health condition of neonatal birds. Despite the beneficial effects of organic acids, to our knowledge, few studies have evaluated the combined use of these organic acids to improve the productivity and physiological activity of broilers.…”

The Effect of Citric Acid Supplementation on Growth Performance, Digestibility and Linear Body Measurement of Ross 308 Broiler Chickens: A Review

“…Nezhad et al (2007) observed that inclusion of citric acid (0.0, 2.5% and 5%) in water showed a significant effect in broilers on maize soyabean meal-based diet and improved the live weight gain and the effect of the interaction between CA and microbial phytase showed significant improvement on live weight gain (Islam, et al, 2008;Islam, 2012;Kalafova et al, 2014;Shah et al, 2018). Furthermore, the administration of citric acid (0.3, 0.5 and 0.7 per cent) exhibited the best results in terms of improvement in live weight increase when compared to other treatments (Shen et al, 2005;Islam et al, 2008;Mohammed, 2018). Improved performance can be attributed to competitive inhibition of food-borne pathogens, increased nutrient uptake, growth and feed effectiveness and a decrease in viable bacterial cells.…”

“…This might be due to the fact that lower pH leads to a simultaneous increase in favorable bacteria and a substantially higher pH, impede the development of pathogenic bacteria. The inclusion of 0.25 per cent citric acid in the mesh diet reduced consumption (Mohammed, 2018). Mohammadagheri et al (2016) discovered that citric acid (1.0 per cent) had no influence on feed consumption.…”