Evaluation of a commercially available organic acid product on body weight loss, carcass yield, and meat quality during preslaughter feed withdrawal in broiler chickens: A poultry welfare and economic perspective


Autoria(s): Menconi, A.; Kuttappan, V. A.; Hernandez-Velasco, X.; Urbano, T.; Matte, F.; Layton, S.; Kallapura, G.; Latorre, J.; Morales, B. E.; Prado, O.; Vicente, J. L.; Barton, J.; Andreatti Filho, Raphael Lucio; Lovato, M.; Hargis, B. M.; Tellez, G.
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

03/12/2014

03/12/2014

01/02/2014

Resumo

The effect of a commercial organic acid (OA) product on BW loss (BWL) during feed withdrawal and transportation, carcass yield, and meat quality was evaluated in broiler chickens. Two experiments were conducted in Brazil. Commercial houses were paired as control groups receiving regular water and treated groups receiving OA in the water. Treated birds had a reduction in BWL of 37 g in experiment 1 and 32.2 g in experiment 2. In experiment 2, no differences were observed in carcass yield between groups. Estimation of the cost benefit suggested a 1: 16 ratio by using the OA. In experiment 3, conducted in Mexico, significant differences on water consumption, BWL, and meat quality characteristics were observed in chickens that were treated with the OA (P < 0.05). These data suggest this OA product may improve animal welfare and economic concerns in the poultry industry by reducing BWL and improving meat quality attributes.

Formato

448-455

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps.2013-03444

Poultry Science. Oxford: Oxford Univ Press, v. 93, n. 2, p. 448-455, 2014.

0032-5791

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/112338

10.3382/ps.2013-03444

WOS:000334045600024

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Oxford University Press

Relação

Poultry Science

Direitos

closedAccess

Palavras-Chave #organic acid #chicken #welfare #transportation #meat quality
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article