Dietary Electrolyte Balance In Broilers

Heat stress causes excess panting leading to respiratory alkalosis.

Dietary electrolyte balance in broilers. Chlorine electrolyte broilers potassium sodium introduction the acid base balance is influenced by the environment diet and metabolism. An updated review on growth performance water intake and litter quality december 2013 world s poultry science journal 69 04 789 802. British poultry science vol. 1optimum deb level 230 03 meq kg.

1 department of agriculture and rural affairs animal research institute werribee victoria australia. Effect of dietary electrolyte balance deb in low protein diets on body weight gain of broilers during the growing period experiment 2 d 21 to 42. Dietary electrolyte balance may also affect energy amino acid vitamin and mineral metabolism. Effects of dietary electrolyte balance and addition of electrolyte betaine supplements in feed or water on performance acid base balance and water retention in heat stressed broilers.

Under thermoneutrality birds theoretically show an optimal electrolyte balance that enables maximum growth and feed use in which the water infto electrolyte balance in the body is kept within. As the birds pant they. Karunajeewa h 1 barr da. Electrolytes dietary electrolyte balance and salts in broilers.

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