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Ivko Mikhail Vladimirovich
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Limited Liability Company «Akhtarsk»
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An experiment was conducted to examine the effect
of fatty acid concentrate (FAC), as a new source of
energy and carnitine on performance, physiological
condition and meat quality of broiler chickens. In
experiment there were four groups of 80 chickens of
cross Hubbard each (males: females=40:40) in age
period 0-41 days. 1 group (control) received in during
the periods 0-14, 15-28 and 29-41days, sunflower oil
(SO) respectively 5.34%, 5.50%, and 6.10%, group 2
received the same amounts of FAC instead SO, 3
group - mixture SO:FAC (50:50), 4 group -FAC +
0,25% carnitine. Final body weight: 1 group =
2574±29 g, 2 group FAC= 2553±27 g 3 group SO +
FAC = 2531±34 g., 4 group FAC+0,25 carnitine =
2520±34 g. Feed conversion, digestibility of
nutrients, blood hematology and biochemistry, the
condition of organs, meat quality and cutting of
carcass of chickens on FAC had no any differences
from the same signs in chicks on SO. Carnitine had a
positive effect on chicken growth only in the period
0-14 and less 15-28 days; in the period 29-41 days
daily gain was below, than that in 1-3 groups.
Canitine reduced the content of liver fat. Outcome:
FAC is a satisfactory source of energy, comparable
with vegetable oils. The price of FAC is 30% lower
in comparison with sunflower oil and soybean oils, therefore its use in broiler poultry farming instead of
vegetable oils will be of great economic importance