Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Organic Acids on Performance, Intestinal Histomorphology, and Serum Biochemistry of Broiler Chicken

Table 1

Ingredient and chemical composition of experimental basal diets.

Ingredients (%)	Starter (up to 3 wks)	Grower (3–6 wks)
Maize	52.60	59.70
Soya bean meal	35.80	32.10
Fish meal	8.50	5.10
Limestone	1.28	1.50
DCP	0.84	0.85
vitamin premix*	0.19	0.19
Trace mineral mixture**	0.23	0.23
Salt	0.30	0.30
L-lysine	0.08	0.03
DL-methionine	0.18	0.10
Analyzed Values:
Crude protein %	22.49	20.22
Crude fiber %	4.915	4.997
Ether extract %	7.235	8.614
Total ash %	4.013	3.731
Calculated Values:
Metabolizable energy (Kcal/Kg diet)	2861.12	2933.92
Calcium %	1.486	1.294
Available phosphorus %	0.756	0.687
Lysine %	1.292	1.073
Methionine %	0.581	0.460

*Vitamin premix (per 2.5 kg of diet): vitamin A 15.000 IU, vitamin D3 1.500 IU, vitamin E 20 mg, vitamin K3 5 mg, vitamin B1 3 mg, vitamin B2 6 mg, niacin 25 mg, vitamin B6 5 mg, vitamin B12 0.03 mg, folic acid 1 mg, D-biotin 0.05 mg, Ca-D- pantothenate 12 mg, carophyll-yellow 25 mg, and choline chloride 400 mg.
**Trace mineral premix (per kg of diet): Mn 80 mg, Fe 60 mg, Zn 60 mg, Cu 5 mg, Co 0.2 mg, I 1 mg, and Se 0.15 mg.