<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">This study compared the effect of dietary supplementation with an inorganic or organic zinc source on the gut morphology in the jejunum of broilers. One-day-old chickens were fed a basal diet (Control group: BD — 32 mg Zn.kg−1 DM), or the same BD supplemented with 30 mg or 70 mg of Zn per kg of DM in the form of ZnSO4.H2O (Group 1: 30 mg ZnSO4; Group 2: 70 mg ZnSO4), and 30 mg or 70 mg of Zn per kg of DM in the form of zinc chelate of glycine hydrate (Group 3: 30 mg Zn-Gly; Group 4: 70 mg Zn-Gly) for 40 days. The villus height was increased in the groups which received 30 mg ZnSO4 and 70 mg ZnSO4 and or 70 mg ZnSO4, as compared to the BD and 30 mg Zn-Gly. The villus surface was higher in all groups receiving the Zn supplements in comparison to the BD.</abstract>

This study compared the effect of dietary supplementation with an inorganic or organic zinc source on the gut morphology in the jejunum of broilers. One-day-old chickens were fed a basal diet (Control group: BD — 32 mg Zn.kg−1 DM), or the same BD supplemented with 30 mg or 70 mg of Zn per kg of DM in the form of ZnSO4.H2O (Group 1: 30 mg ZnSO4; Group 2: 70 mg ZnSO4), and 30 mg or 70 mg of Zn per kg of DM in the form of zinc chelate of glycine hydrate (Group 3: 30 mg Zn-Gly; Group 4: 70 mg Zn-Gly) for 40 days. The villus height was increased in the groups which received 30 mg ZnSO4 and 70 mg ZnSO4 and or 70 mg ZnSO4, as compared to the BD and 30 mg Zn-Gly. The villus surface was higher in all groups receiving the Zn supplements in comparison to the BD.

The Effect of Inorganic or Organic Zinc on the Morphology of the Intestine in Broiler Chickens

University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy

Institute of Animal Physiology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Neuroimmunological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Folia Veterinaria

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This study compared the effect of dietary supplementation with an inorganic or organic zinc source on the gut morphology in the jejunum of broilers....

The Effect of Inorganic or Organic Zinc on the Morphology of the Intestine in Broiler Chickens

Published Online: Oct 11, 2017

Page range: 52 - 56

Received: May 17, 2017

Accepted: Aug 17, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2017-0027

Keywords
chickens, intestine, morphometry, zinc

© 2017 Levkut, M. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Effect of Inorganic or Organic Zinc on the Morphology of the Intestine in Broiler Chickens

Published Online: Oct 11, 2017

Page range: 52 - 56

Received: May 17, 2017

Accepted: Aug 17, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2017-0027

Keywordschickens, intestine, morphometry, zinc

© 2017 Levkut, M. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
chickens, intestine, morphometry, zinc