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Effects of Dietary Zinc Pectin Oligosaccharides Chelate Supplementation on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and Tissue Zinc Concentrations of Broilers

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The experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of zinc pectin oligosaccharides (Zn-POS) chelate on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and tissue zinc concentrations of Arbor Acre broilers aged from 1 to 42 days. A total of 576 1-day-old broilers were randomly assigned into 4 groups with 9 replicates per group and 16 chicks per replicate. Chicks were fed either a basal diet (control) or basal diet supplemented with Zn-POS at 300 (Zn-POS-300), 600 (Zn-POS-600), or 900 mg/kg (Zn-POS-900), respectively, for 42 days. A 3-day metabolism trial was conducted during the last week of the experiment feeding. The average daily gain and the average daily feed intake of Zn-POS-600 were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than those of either the control, Zn-POS-300, or Zn-POS-900. Zn-POS-600 had the highest apparent digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, and metabolic energy among all groups. The control group had the lowest apparent digestibility of dry matter (P < 0.05), whereas the apparent digestibility of dry matter in Zn-POS-600 was higher (P < 0.05) than that of Zn-POS-300. The apparent digestibility of crude protein in Zn-POS-600 or Zn-POS-900 was higher (P < 0.05) compared to Zn-POS-300 or the control. The apparent digestibility of metabolic energy in Zn-POS-600 or Zn-POS-900 was higher (P < 0.05) than that of Zn-POS-300. Zn-POS-600 had the highest liver zinc concentrations (P < 0.05), while Zn-POS-900 had the highest pancreatic zinc concentrations (P < 0.05). Our data suggest that the supplementation of 600 mg/kg Zn-POS is optimal in improving the average daily gain and the average daily feed intake, utilization of dietary dry matter and crude protein, and increasing tissue zinc concentrations in liver and pancreas of broilers.

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Abbreviations

Zn-POS:

Zinc pectin oligosaccharides chelate

FBW:

Final body weight

ADG:

Average daily gain

ADFI:

Average daily feed intake

F/G:

Feed gain ratio

DM:

Dry matter

CP:

Crude protein

EE:

Ether extract

ME:

Metabolic energy

AIA:

Acid insoluble ash

UA:

Uric acid

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The funding for this study was from the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (No. 201403047, 2011-G7). The staff of Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture is gratefully acknowledged for their valuable help in carrying out these experiments.

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    Zhongcheng Wang, Huimin Yu, Xuezhuang Wu, Hu Cui, Chunmeng Wan & Xiuhua Gao

  2. Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China

    Zhongcheng Wang, Huimin Yu & Tietao Zhang

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Wang, Z., Yu, H., Wu, X. et al. Effects of Dietary Zinc Pectin Oligosaccharides Chelate Supplementation on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and Tissue Zinc Concentrations of Broilers. Biol Trace Elem Res 173, 475–482 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-016-0654-y

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