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To evaluate the efficacy of individual short- and medium-chain fatty acids and commercial mixtures as dietary additives to modulate voluntary feed intake in growing chicks.

June 1, 1982Poultry ScienceOpen Access

Effect of Dietary Short- and Medium-Chain Fatty Acids on Feed Intake by Chicks

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NCN.A. CAVEAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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Experimental feeding trial demonstrates reduced voluntary feed intake from specific medium-chain fatty acids in broiler chicks, indicating their potential as dietary intake regulators.

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To evaluate the efficacy of individual short- and medium-chain fatty acids and commercial mixtures as dietary additives to modulate voluntary feed intake in growing chicks.
Tested seven short- and medium-chain fatty acids and three industrial-grade mixtures in broiler chicks aged 7 to 21 days and 1 to 29 days.
Substituted fatty acids for dietary corn oil at inclusion levels ranging from 0 to 100 g/kg.
Measured voluntary feed consumption, body weight gain, and chick mortality across feeding periods.
Dietary propionic, caprylic, capric, and lauric acids at 30 g/kg significantly suppressed voluntary feed intake in 7- to 21-day-old chicks, whereas acetic, butyric, and caproic acids did not.
Caprylic and lauric acids produced dose-dependent negative linear intake reductions from 0 to 100 g/kg (regression slopes b = −5.6, r² = 0.84 and b = −5.9 g/g/kg, r² = 0.81, respectively).
Pelargonic acid at 30 g/kg decreased feed intake and weight gain by 50%, while industrial-grade mixtures were associated with higher chick mortality.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9eb6119e834d122ee99bc9 https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.0611147

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Experimental feeding trial demonstrates reduced voluntary feed intake from specific medium-chain fatty acids in broiler chicks, indicating their potential as dietary intake regulators.

Effect of Dietary Short- and Medium-Chain Fatty Acids on Feed Intake by Chicks

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