TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of ascorbic acid, acetylsalicylic acid, sodium bicarbonate, and potassium chloride supplementation in water on the performance of broiler chickens exposed to heat stress
AU - Roussan, D. A.
AU - Khwaldeh, G. Y.
AU - Haddad, R. R.
AU - Shaheen, I. A.
AU - Salameh, G.
AU - Al Rifai, R.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This study investigated the effects of continuous supplementation of ascorbic acid (62.5 mg/L), acetylsalicylic acid (ASA; 62.5 mg/L), sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3; 75 mg/L), and potassium chloride (KCl; 125 mg/L) in water on heat-exposed broilers. A total of 225 female Ross broiler chickens, 35 d of age, were randomly assigned to 3 treatment groups, with 3 replicates of 25 birds each. The birds were exposed to cyclic temperatures (30 to 33°C for 12 h, and 21 to 23°C for 12 h) and supplemented with ascorbic acid, ASA, KCl, and NaHCO3 [heat-stress supplemented (HS-SUP) group], or were exposed to cyclic temperatures (30 to 33°C for 12 h, and 21 to 23°C for 12 h) but not supplemented [heat-stress nonsupplemented (HS-NON) group]; the other birds were kept under thermoneutral conditions (21 to 23°C) and not supplemented (control group). The duration of the experiment was 7 d. Birds in the control group had better (P < 0.05) live BW and gain, total feed consumption, FCR, and mortality rate (%) than birds in the HS-SUP and HS-NON groups, whereas birds in the HS-SUP group had better (P < 0.05) live BW and gain, total feed consumption, FCR, and mortality rate (%) than birds in the HS-NON group. The results of this study suggest that ascorbic acid, ASA, KCl, and NaHCO3 in combination offer a potential protective management practice for preventing heat stress-related depression in the performance of broiler chickens.
AB - This study investigated the effects of continuous supplementation of ascorbic acid (62.5 mg/L), acetylsalicylic acid (ASA; 62.5 mg/L), sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3; 75 mg/L), and potassium chloride (KCl; 125 mg/L) in water on heat-exposed broilers. A total of 225 female Ross broiler chickens, 35 d of age, were randomly assigned to 3 treatment groups, with 3 replicates of 25 birds each. The birds were exposed to cyclic temperatures (30 to 33°C for 12 h, and 21 to 23°C for 12 h) and supplemented with ascorbic acid, ASA, KCl, and NaHCO3 [heat-stress supplemented (HS-SUP) group], or were exposed to cyclic temperatures (30 to 33°C for 12 h, and 21 to 23°C for 12 h) but not supplemented [heat-stress nonsupplemented (HS-NON) group]; the other birds were kept under thermoneutral conditions (21 to 23°C) and not supplemented (control group). The duration of the experiment was 7 d. Birds in the control group had better (P < 0.05) live BW and gain, total feed consumption, FCR, and mortality rate (%) than birds in the HS-SUP and HS-NON groups, whereas birds in the HS-SUP group had better (P < 0.05) live BW and gain, total feed consumption, FCR, and mortality rate (%) than birds in the HS-NON group. The results of this study suggest that ascorbic acid, ASA, KCl, and NaHCO3 in combination offer a potential protective management practice for preventing heat stress-related depression in the performance of broiler chickens.
KW - Acetylsalicylic acid
KW - Ascorbic acid
KW - Broiler
KW - Heat stress
KW - Potassium chloride
KW - Sodium bicarbonate
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U2 - 10.3382/japr.2007-00087
DO - 10.3382/japr.2007-00087
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:53649091125
SN - 1056-6171
VL - 17
SP - 141
EP - 144
JO - Journal of Applied Poultry Research
JF - Journal of Applied Poultry Research
IS - 1
ER -