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Animal Sciences

Calcium

2003

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The Effect Of Dietary Phytase Supplementation On The Fattening Performance And Mineral Balance Of Broilers, Mustafa Mi̇di̇lli̇, Ö. Hakan Muğlali, Müjdat Alp, Neşe Kocabağli, M. Ali̇ Tanör, Gülçi̇n S. Toklu Jan 2003

The Effect Of Dietary Phytase Supplementation On The Fattening Performance And Mineral Balance Of Broilers, Mustafa Mi̇di̇lli̇, Ö. Hakan Muğlali, Müjdat Alp, Neşe Kocabağli, M. Ali̇ Tanör, Gülçi̇n S. Toklu

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study was carried out to determine the effect of the supplementation of microbial phytase in broiler feeds based on corn and soybean meal, to investigate its effect on broiler performance, dressing percentage and bone mineralization. In this experiment, 2000 1-day-old Ross 308 broiler chicks were used in five groups, each consisting of 400 chicks. Two of the groups were chosen as control groups (positive and negative), and the others were used as experimental groups. Each treatment group was divided into four replicates of 100 chicks. The first control group was fed a diet containing inorganic phosphorous but not phytase; …