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The Effects Of Dietary Inclusion Of Hydrated Aluminosilicate On Performance And Biochemical Parameters Of Broiler Chickens, Dejan Prvulovic, Danijela Kojic, Gordana Grubor-Lajsic, Slavica Kosarcic

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with hydrated aluminosilicate (antitoxic nutrient-ATN), based on zeolitic ore (of > 90% clinoptilolite), bentonite (of > 83% montmorillonite), and small amounts of activated charcoal, on performance, hematological, serum, and liver biochemical parameters, as well as organ weights and meat quality in broiler chickens. The study included 300 1-day-old broilers of both sexes, which were assigned at random to 2 groups based on treatment: no dietary supplementation (control) and supplementation with 5 g/kg of ATN (ATN group). Dietary supplementation with 5 g/kg of ATN in broiler diets significantly increased weight gain only during the 1{st} …