Journal of Fisheries & Livestock Production
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Research Article

Effect of Different Litters Supplemented with Chemical Agents on Broiler Carcass Components

Seidavi A^1*, Taherparvar G¹, Leila A² and Parés-Casanova PM³

¹Department of Animal Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

²Department of Veterinary Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

³Department of Animal Production, University of Lleida, Catalunya, Spain

*Corresponding Author:

Seidavi A
Department of Animal Science
Rasht Branch
Islamic Azad University
Rasht, Iran
Tel: 00981313232801
E-mail: alirezaseidavi@iaurasht.ac.ir

Received Date: July 04, 2015; Accepted Date: August 13, 2015; Published Date: August 22, 2015

Citation: Seidavi A, Taherparvar G, Asadpour L, Parés-Casanova PM (2015) Effect of Different Litters Supplemented with Chemical Agents on Broiler Carcass Components. J Fisheries Livest Prod 3:140. doi:10.4172/2332-2608.1000140

Copyright: © 2015 Seidavi A, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

The objective of the study was to ascertain the effects of the litter type and its chemical supplementation on carcass characteristics, in broilers. An experiment was conducted based on a 3×3 factorial arrangement with three litter treatments (sand, wood shavings, and paper) and three chemical reagent treatments (no reagent, lime, and bentonite) with a total of 270 1-day old male Ross 308 broiler chicks, which were slaughtered at 42 days. Yields were not significantly affected (P<0.05) by the litter type, but there were statistically significant differences according to reagent treatments.

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