@article {10.3844/ajavsp.2010.282.288,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Influence of Citric Acid and Microbial Phytase on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens},
author = {Nourmohammadi, Rouhollah and Hosseini, Seyed Mohammad and Farhangfar, Homayoun},
volume = {5},
number = {4},
year = {2010},
month = {Dec},
pages = {282-288},
doi = {10.3844/ajavsp.2010.282.288},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajavsp.2010.282.288},
abstract = {Problem statement: The aim of this study was to investigated the effects of adding citric acid and microbial phytase supplementation (Natuphos®) on growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens fed corn soybean meal base diets. Approach: The experiment included nine treatments with 10 birds in each replicate using a 3×3 factorial design for two main factors of citric acid (0, 3 and 6%) and three phytase enzyme (0, 500 and 1000 IU kg−1). The diets were formulated based upon corn-soybean meal 7 to 21 and 22 to 42 day periods. Results: Using different levels of citric acid in diets had no effect on internal organs (except relative heart weight), whereas, diets containing 6% citric acid decreased feed intake, body weight gain and carcass yield (p},
journal = {American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}