TY  - JOUR
ID  - eprints199
A1  - Ghazalah, A. A.
A1  - Abd-Elsamee, M. O.
A1  - Ibrahim, M. M.
A1  - Gonzalez-Sanchez, D.
A1  - Wealleans, A. L.
A1  - Abdelkader, M.
SP  - 168
Y1  - 2021/06/25/
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85110491379&doi=10.36380%2fjwpr.2021.20&partnerID=40&md5=a686f861b969fac6d8706f69de72316f
TI  - Effect of Lysolecithin Supplementation to Low-energy Broiler Diets on Performance and Subsequent Cost-benefit Analysis
KW  - Broilers
KW  -  Cost-Benefit
KW  -  Economics
KW  -  Lysolecithin
KW  -  Performance
PB  - Scienceline Publication, Ltd
IS  - 2
N2  - The use of lysolecithin as an emulsifier in the diet of chickens could improve the growth performance. Its commercial application in broiler diets containing medium to high levels of added oil is increasingly adopted. However, few studies have assessed the impact of lysolecithin supplementation in diets formulated with no added oil. Therefore, this study aimed to compare two feeding diets based on commercial low-energy diets with no added oil, with or without a nutrient absorption enhancer based on lysolecithin (LEX). The performance was recorded on days 7, 14, 21, and 28. The net benefit per chicken of LEX supplementation was determined across a range of cost and performance scenarios. At slaughter, average body weight and feed conversion ratio were significantly improved in LEX-treated chickens, compared to non-treated chickens. The net benefit per chicken of LEX supplementation was ?0.023 under representative market conditions and remained profitable under all considered scenarios. In conclusion, the application of absorption enhancers based on lysolecithin could improve the performance and profitability of broiler production, even in low energy-dense diets formulated with no added oil.
JF  - Journal of World's Poultry Research
EP  - 173
VL  - 11
AV  - public
SN  - 2322455X (ISSN)
ER  -