Research Note: Effects of organic zinc on broiler intestinal permeability and integrity in Clostridium perfringens-challenged condition.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluates the effects of a zinc-amino acid complex on broiler's intestinal permeability and integrity challenged with Clostridium perfringens. A total of 180 Arbor Acres 1-day-old male broilers were assigned to 6 treatments in a completely randomized 2 × 3 factorial design. The experiment investigated the comparative effects of inorganic and organic zinc supplements, that is (ZnSO₄ treatment: 80 mg zinc/kg from ZnSO₄; iso-dose replacement group. (ISO) treatment:40 mg zinc/kg from ZnSO₄ plus 40 mg zinc/kg from a zinc-amino acid complex; and organic treatment: 40 mg zinc/kg from a zinc-amino acid complex) on C. perfringens-challenged broilers. C. perfringens, on the one hand, compromised intestinal mucosal barrier function by increasing the intesti

SUBMITTER: Sun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7704963 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature