An Evaluation of Nano-silver as an Alternative Antibiotic on Performance and Intestinal Morphometric Parameters in Broiler Chickens

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To evaluate the efficiency of Nanocid as growth promoter in comparison antibiotics and with organic acids on performance and intestinal morphometric characteristics of broiler chickens, 240 male broiler chicks of one dayage (Ross 308) were utilized in an experiment of a completely randomized design of 4 treatments and 4 replicates. The experimental treatments included: 1) control (no additives), 2) antibiotic Virginiamycin (15 ppm), 3) organic acid (0.2% Formaycin), and 4) Nanocid (50 ppm). The antibiotic growth promoter group benefited from the highest final average weight (P

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Iranian Journal of animal Science
Volume 44, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
December 2014
Pages 255-262

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  • Receive Date: 17 July 2012
  • Revise Date: 30 April 2013
  • Accept Date: 29 June 2013

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