The effect of different dietary sodium levels on blood electrolytes, growth performance and foot pad dermatitis incidence in turkeys
Issue: 2/2012
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Accepted: Brak danych
Published: June 25, 2012
Authors:
Brak danych
Categories: Fisheries and animal bioengineering
DOI: 10.5601/jelem.2012.17.2.10
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of different dietary sodium levels on serum macroelement concentrations, growth performance and incidence of foot pad dermatitis (FPD) in female turkeys raised to six weeks of age. The influence of a lowsodium diet (without additional sodium) and diets supplemented with NaCl to increase sodium content by 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 g kg–1 was compared. The dietary electrolyte balance (DEB) was high (242-248 mEq kg–1) due to a high potassium content (11.0 g kg–1). Turkeys fed the low-sodium diet were characterized by significantly lower concentrations of chloride (p=0.002) and phosphorus (p
Citation:
Lichtorowicz K., Jankowski J., Zduńczyk Z., Juśkiewicz J. 2012. The effect of different dietary sodium levels on blood electrolytes, growth performance and foot pad dermatitis incidence in turkeys. J. Elem. 17(2): 279-287, DOI-10.5601/jelem.2012.17.2.10.
Keywords:
sodium, blood minerals, growth performance, turkeys
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