A 42-day study was conducted on 240 day-old Ross broiler chicks allocated
randomly to four dietary treatments to compare the effect of different
levels of creatine monohydrate (CMH) on feed intake, feed conversion
ratio (FCR), body weight, carcass yield, main cuts weight, organ weights and liveability.
Two types of diets were used over the period of
experiment, starter diet was used from one to 21 day and then grower
diet was used till the end of the experiment. Beside control group, CMH
was incorporated into the diet of broilers at the rate of 4 g/kg (T1), 8
g/kg (T2) and 12 g/kg (T3). The results showed that the live body
weight, FCR, feed intake, dressing percentage, and main cuts percentage
of birds of all supplemented groups (T1, T2 and T3) were superior
(P<0.05) to control diet. No significant difference was observed among
all experimental groups concerning liveability and internal organ’s
weight (liver, kidney, heart and gizzard). In conclusion,
supplementation broiler ration with CMH significantly (P<0.05) improved
productive performance of broiler chickens. Therefore, CMH can be used
as an efficient feed additive for enhancing growth performance of
broiler chickens.
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