Effects of citric acid supplementation on growth performance, intestinal morphology and microbiota, and blood parameters of geese from 1 to 28 days of age

J.J. Xue; X.F. Huang; Z.L. Liu; Y. Chen; Y.K. Zhang; Y. Luo; B.W. Wang; Q.G. Wang; C. Wang

Poultry Science (Feb 2023)

Effects of citric acid supplementation on growth performance, intestinal morphology and microbiota, and blood parameters of geese from 1 to 28 days of age

J.J. Xue,
X.F. Huang,
Z.L. Liu,
Y. Chen,
Y.K. Zhang,
Y. Luo,
B.W. Wang,
Q.G. Wang,
C. Wang

Affiliations

J.J. Xue: Poultry Science Institute, Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing 402460, China
X.F. Huang: Poultry Science Institute, Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing 402460, China
Z.L. Liu: Poultry Science Institute, Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing 402460, China
Y. Chen: Poultry Science Institute, Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing 402460, China
Y.K. Zhang: College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China
Y. Luo: Poultry Science Institute, Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing 402460, China
B.W. Wang: Department of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
Q.G. Wang: Poultry Science Institute, Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing 402460, China; Scientific Observation and Experiment Station of Livestock Equipment Engineering in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chongqing 402460, China
C. Wang: Poultry Science Institute, Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing 402460, China; Scientific Observation and Experiment Station of Livestock Equipment Engineering in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chongqing 402460, China; Corresponding author:

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 102, no. 2
p. 102343

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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of citric acid (CA) supplementation on growth performance, intestinal morphology, intestinal microbiota, and blood parameters of geese from 1 to 28 d of age and evaluate the optimum additional level of citric acid. A total of 180 one-day-old male goslings were randomly allotted to 5 treatment groups of 36 birds with 6 replications. The control group was fed a basal diet, and the other groups were fed the basal diet supplemented with 0.25, 0.50, 1.00, and 2.00% of citric acid, respectively. The results showed that goslings fed the diet supplemented with 1.00% CA had higher final body weight (FBW) and average daily gain (ADG) than other groups (P 0.05), while creatinine significantly increased by the 2.00% CA supplementation (P < 0.05). Besides, the higher Coliform level in cecal content and worse intestinal morphology were observed when CA supplementation was up to 2.00%. Hence, the dietary CA supplementation (especially 1.00%) in goslings improves the growth performance, intestinal morphology, immunity and antioxidant, while excessive CA addition may cause negative effects. According to the quadratic polynomial model, the addition of CA in diet for obtaining maximum average daily feed intake (ADFI) should be 1.09% (10.9 g/kg diet) for goslings from 1 to 28 d of age.

Published in Poultry Science

ISSN: 0032-5791 (Print); 1525-3171 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/poultry-science

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