EFECT OF LITTER TREATMENT ON BROILER PERFORMANCE AND litter guality

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Dept. of Hygiene, Management and Zoonoses, Fac. Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University.

Abstract

All treatments had no significant effect on litter microbial populations (total bacterial count, colif Six treatments were designed to study the effects | orm count and fungus plate count). Alum treat of five compounds on litter quality and broiler ment had a negative cffect on broiler  performance as follows: |- litter mixed with com- _aS_ evaluated by average body weight and food material alum at the rate of 0.5 kg/m2.2-litter | conversion and this might be attributed to the tox-mixed with calcium superphosphate at the rate of _ icity of alum. Calcium superphosphate may pro- 0.7 key m2, 3-litter mixed with both alum (0.25 vide a safe and efficient litter amendment.

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