TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Apricot Kernel Oil on Selected Performance and Blood Parameters and Meat Fatty Acid Composition of Broilers
AU - Tekeli, Ahmet 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 20
SP  - 3697
EP  - 3704
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.3697.3704
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.3697.3704
KW  - Broiler
KW  -apricot kernel oil
KW  -apricot kernel oil
KW  -performance parameters
KW  -blood parameters
AB  - This study investigates the effects of apricot kernel oil 
  on selected performance, blood and carcass parameters and meat fatty acid composition 
  of broilers. A total of 80, 1 day old, Ross 308 male broiler chicks were used 
  in the study and the animals were fed in individual cages. The group fed with 
  soybean oil supplemented ration was the control group. Ensuring groups are fed 
  with isocaloric rations, equivalent amounts of soybean oil were removed from 
  the rations and substituted with corresponding 5, 10 and 15 g kg<SUP>-1</SUP> 
  apricot kernel oils. The groups supplemented with these amounts of apricot kernel 
  oil were the treatment groups. At the end of the 42 day long experiment, no 
  statistically significant differences were observed among groups with respect 
  to performance and carcass parameters (p&gt;0.05). The lowest plasma acid phosphatase 
  level was identified in the treatment group supplemented with 5 g kg<SUP>-1</SUP> 
  apricot kernel oil and the highest level was identified in the treatment group 
  supplemented with 10 g kg<SUP>-1</SUP> apricot kernel oil (p&lt;0.05). Apricot 
  kernel oil supplementation in broiler rations significantly increased the proportions 
  of C15:0 pentadecanoic acid, C17:0 heptadecanoic (margaric) acid, C17:1 heptadecanoic 
  (margoleic) acid (p&lt;0.05), C18:3 linolenic acid (p&lt;0.001) and C20:1 eicosanoic 
  acid (p&lt;0.05). The experiment results indicated that apricot kernel oil supplementation 
  in broiler rations does not generate any negative effects on animal performance 
  and can be beneficial for human nutrition since it has effects on fatty acid 
  composition of animals.
ER  -