Comparison of Prophylactic or Therapeutic Dietary Administration of Capsaicin Oleoresin for Resistance to Salmonella in Broiler Chickens

Expt. 1 evaluated effects of 0 or 10 ppm CAP in the starter phase (d 1-16) on chicks challenged with SE on d of age. Therapeutic inclusion of 10ppm CAP increased (P < 0.05) L/S and ceca positives. In Expt. 2, capsaicin oleoresin (CO) was included in finisher diets (d 30-37) at 0, 5, or 20 ppm...

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Main Author: Orndorff, Brandy Michelle-Woolsey
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33812
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06292004-124451/