Effects of Dietary Electrolyte Balance on the Performance Traits in Broilers

Flemming, J. S.; Arruda, J. S.; Souza, Guilherme Abreu Coelho de; Fedalto, L. M.; Franco, S. G.; Flemming, R.; Almeida, Rodrigo Lopes de; Peron, I. D.

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“…The results showed that different CP, AA, DEB levels, and their interaction had not significantly effect on mortality. Results are in agreement of other researchers (Flemming et al, 2001;Borges et al, 2003a), which no significant mortality was found by different DEB in broiler chickens under various temperature condition. Kamran and Mirza (2004) observed that broiler carcass percentage significantly increased by fed diet with 20% CP in compared to 21, 22, and 23% CP levels.…”

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“…This inconsistency could be related to differences in amount of CP levels and severity of heat stress condition. On the other hand, Flemming et al (2001) compared three different levels of high, modulate, and low DEB in broiler chickens during the summer, and indicated that DEB had no effect on BWG. In addition, Borges et al (2003a) pointed out that diets with DEB 240 mEq kg -1 was showed the best BWG than diets with DEB 0, 120, and 360 mEq kg -1 in broiler chicken at 23-30ºC.…”

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<b>The effects of protein, amino acid, and dietary electrolyte balance on broiler chicken performance and blood parameters under heat stress

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Maleckey

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Acta Sci. Anim. Sci.

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<b>The effects of protein, amino acid, and dietary electrolyte balance on broiler chicken performance and blood parameters under heat stress

Saki

Maleckey

Johari

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Acta Sci. Anim. Sci.

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Dietary electrolyte balance: implications in heat stressed broilers

Ahmad

Sarwar

2006

World's Poultry Science Journal

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Modern fast-growing meat-type broiler chickens are facing difficulties in coping with heat stress. The increase in broiler growth rate increases their body heat production. The global environmental temperature is also showing an upward trend. This situation demands an efficient means to economically improve the thermotolerance of broiler chickens in hot climates without affecting their productivity. Different managemental techniques and dietary modifications have been employed to overcome the adverse effects of heat stress. These strategies may often have proved beneficial but not all the time. Some of them even increased the cost of production. Many of these techniques did not show promising results, especially at higher ambient temperatures. This is probably due to not considering the loss of electrolytes during the periods of heat stress when panting birds are experiencing respiratory alkalosis. During heat stress, the loss of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) through respiration and bicarbonate ions coupled with monovalent cations (particularly sodium and potassium) through urine, disturbed the acid-base balance (respiratory alkalosis). The corrections in blood acid-base balance have been achieved by electrolyte supplementation, either through drinking water or feed. These electrolytes, in different amounts and proportions, proved beneficial for broilers under different heat stress regimens. The proportions of sodium, potassium and chloride in diets determine the dietary electrolyte balance (DEB = sodium plus potassium minus chloride, milliequivalents per kg). The discrepancies exist among different research workers about an appropriate DEB for heat-stressed broilers. Different environmental conditions in which broilers are reared; heat stress regimens (cyclic, acute, chronic), feeding regimens, source of electrolyte salts, combination of different electrolyte sources and the bird's genotype itself are factors that influence the requirements of a particular electrolyte as well as their balance in the diet. This review considers the usefulness and limitations of DEB equation, and the impact of different DEB on live performance, carcass characteristics, mortality and blood parameters in broilers reared under heat stress environments.

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Dietary electrolyte balance: implications in heat stressed broilers

Ahmad

Sarwar

2006

Worlds Poult. Sci. J.

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Effects of Dietary Electrolyte Balance on the Performance Traits in Broilers

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<b>The effects of protein, amino acid, and dietary electrolyte balance on broiler chicken performance and blood parameters under heat stress

<b>The effects of protein, amino acid, and dietary electrolyte balance on broiler chicken performance and blood parameters under heat stress

Dietary electrolyte balance: implications in heat stressed broilers

Dietary electrolyte balance: implications in heat stressed broilers

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