Effect of Sea Tangle (Laminaria japonica) and Charcoal Supplementation as Alternatives to Antibiotics on Growth Performance and Meat Quality of Ducks

A total of 150 growing ducks were assigned to five dietary treatments to study the effect of sea tangle and charcoal (STC) supplementation on growth performance and meat characteristics in a completely randomized design. There were six replicates and five ducklings in each replication. The five diet...

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Published in:Animal bioscience 2014, 27(2), , pp.217-224
Main Authors: Islam, M M, Ahmed, S T, Kim, Y J, Mun, H S, Yang, C J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal feeding and feeds
Antibiotics
Charcoal
Dietary supplements
Duck
Ducks
Fatty Acid Profile
Food and nutrition
Growth Performance
Meat Composition
Sea Tangle
축산학
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Summary:A total of 150 growing ducks were assigned to five dietary treatments to study the effect of sea tangle and charcoal (STC) supplementation on growth performance and meat characteristics in a completely randomized design. There were six replicates and five ducklings in each replication. The five dietary treatments were control, antibiotic, and 0.1%, 0.5%, and 1% STC supplemented diets. No significant differences were found on ADG, ADFI, and gain:feed among treatments in different weeks. The overall (0 to 3 weeks) ADFI decreased in antibiotic treatment (p
ISSN:1011-2367
2765-0189
1976-5517
2765-0235
DOI:10.5713/ajas.2013.13314