Effect of stocking density and alpha-lipoic acid on the growth performance, physiological and oxidative stress and immune response of broilers
Effect of stocking density and alpha-lipoic acid on the growth performance, physiological and oxidative stress and immune response of broilers
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10.5713/ajas.18.0939
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2019-12-01
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Li, Shaoyu
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Li, Wenjia;Wei, Fengxian;Li, Shaoyu
Objective: The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of stocking density and alphalipoic acid (ALA) on the growth performance, feed utilization, carcass traits, antioxidative ability and immune response of broilers.Methods: A total of 1,530 22-day-old male broilers (Arbor Acres) with comparable body weights (731.92 +/- 5.26) were placed into 18 cages (2.46x2.02 m) in groups of 75 birds (15 birds/m(2), 37.5 kg/m(2); low stocking density [LD]), 90 birds (18 birds/m(2), 45.0 kg/m(2); high stocking density [HD]) and 90 birds with 300 mg/kg ALA added to the basal diet (18 birds/m(2), 45.0 kg/m(2); HD+ALA, high stocking density+alpha-lipoic acid); each treatment was represented by 6 replicates. The experimental period was 3 weeks.Results: The results showed that the high stocking density regimen resulted in a decreased growth, feed conversion ratio, carcass weight, thigh yield and bursa weight relative to body weight (p