Brazilian red pepper oil on the performance and intestinal morphometry of broilers/Oleo de aroeira-vermelha sobre o desempenho e a morfometria intestinal de frangos de corte

The aim of this research was to evaluate the use of essential oil obtained from the fruits of Brazilian red pepper in the performance and intestinal morphometry of broilers. A total of 240 day-old male chicks Cobb were used, distributed in a randomized design in groups of five treatments and four re...

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Published in:Ciência rural 2010-10, Vol.40 (10), p.2151
Main Authors: da Silva, Maria Aparecida, Pessotti, Bruna Mirelly de Sousa, Zanini, Surama Freitas, Colnago, Geraldo Luiz, Nunes, Louisiane de Carvalho, Rodrigues, Maria Regina Alves, Ferreira, Larissa
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Language:Spanish
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Summary:The aim of this research was to evaluate the use of essential oil obtained from the fruits of Brazilian red pepper in the performance and intestinal morphometry of broilers. A total of 240 day-old male chicks Cobb were used, distributed in a randomized design in groups of five treatments and four replicates of 12 birds each: diet without antibiotics and anticoccidial agent (negative control); diet with antibiotic and anticoccidial agent (positive control); diets with 0. 1 % of Brazilian red pepper oil; diets with 0.2% of Brazilian red pepper oil; diets with 0.4% of Brazilian red pepper oil. Feed intake, body weight and feed conversion were influenced by treatments (P
ISSN:0103-8478