Effect of two levels of “laritaco” flour (Vernonanthura patens) on the productive performance and intestinal morphometry in broilers

• Autores: Apolo Arévalo, Guido Manuel, Rodríguez Saldaña, Diego
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/18385
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/18385
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: morphometry; phytobiotics; intestinal villi; Lieberkühn crypts; morfometría; fitobióticos; vellosidad intestinal; criptas de Lieberkühn

            The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of two levels (0.5 and 1%) of inclusion of “laritaco” flour (Vernonanthura patens) on the productive behavior and intestinal morphometry of broilers. In total, 588 male chicks of the Cobb 500 line were used, distributed in a block design in three treatments with seven repetitions each, considering a group of 28 chickens as an experimental unit. There were no differences between treatments in feed consumption, body weight and feed conversion; however, an increase in the length of the intestine segments was observed, as well as wider intestinal villi and shallower crypts.