Influence of dietary electrolyte balance, source of added XXXX and anticoccidial agents on the performance of male broilers.

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1. The performance of 1680 male broiler @entity1573 was measured from one to 42 d of age. They were given diets with three (125, 165 and 205 mEq/kg) electrolyte balances ( @entity1372 + @entity972 - @entity2865 ), two sources of added @entity972 ( @entity6445 or @entity597 ) and two anticoccidial agents (90 mg/kg of either @entity6193 or lasalocid). 2. The dietary treatments had no significant effects on the growth performance of broiler @entity1573 in the starter phase. 3. In the finisher phase, the @entity1573 given the diets containing lasalocid utilised food less efficiently that those given the diets containing @entity6193 . 4. There were significant interactions between dietary electrolyte balance and source of added @entity972 on body weight gains and food:gain ratios in the finisher phase. In diets with an electrolyte balance of 205 mEq/kg, the inclusion of @entity65870 instead of @entity31143 increased body weight gains by 3.4% and reduced food:gain ratios by 4.6%. 5. The body weight gains of @entity1573 given the finisher diets containing lasalocid and added @entity31143 were reduced by 2.6% compared to those of @entity1573 given the diets containing @entity6193 or added @entity65870 . 6. The litter moisture content was higher in pens with @entity1573 on the diets with an electrolyte balance of 205 mEq/kg than on the diets with either 125 or 165 mEq/kg. Both lasalocid and @entity65870 tended to increase the litter moisture content. 7. It may be concluded that the inclusion of 90 mg/kg of either @entity6193 or lasalocid in broiler diets does not alter the balance of electrolytes required for optimum growth performance of broiler @entity1573 .
