Effect of an antimicrobial association (Respirend-M) on productive performance of broilers

TL;DR

This study investigates how feeding Respirend-M, an antimicrobial, from 0 to 14 days improves growth performance in broiler chickens, showing significant weight and intake gains without affecting feed efficiency.

Contribution

It provides new evidence on the positive effects of Respirend-M on early growth performance in broilers.

Findings

Increased final body weight in treated broilers

Significant improvement in body weight gain

Enhanced feed intake with antimicrobial treatment

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of feeding an antimicrobial association to males broiler chickens from 0 to 14 days of age on the performance and clinical signs of bacterial processes. Two treatments were tested: a control treatment without Respirend-M, and a treatment with the antimicrobial (300 g/t Respirend-M, 0-14 d). 398 male Cobb 500 chicks were randomly assigned to two treatments and four replications per treatment. Body weight at 14 d, body weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, and health status were evaluated. The results showed feeding 300 g/t Respirend-M significantly (P<0.05) improved the final body weight, the body weight gain and the feed intake. No statistically significant (P>0.05) effect was detected on the feed conversion ratio.