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Effect of dietary propionic and lactic acids on feed intake by chicks
Poultry Science
|January 1, 1984
Abstract:
Two organic acids were evaluated for their potential to regulate feed intake of chicks by dietary means. When propionic acid was included in the feed up to levels of 100 g/kg, from 0 to 28 days, voluntary feed intake of chicks was decreased with increasing dietary levels of acid. Propionic acid had a greater effect per unit weight when included in drinking water as compared with inclusion in feed. Lactic acid, up to 30 g/kg, did not significantly reduce feed intake.