Dear Megh Tiwari,

Organic acids can be included alone or as a blend in animal nutrition. First thing you have to decide is what type of product fits better to your objectives. Aditionally, you can find organic acids in different presentations, however the most common use is in powder. You can add it directly to the feed, preferently pre-mixed with the others microingredients in the moment of the confection of the feed. Finally, recommended dose is indicated by the manufacturer, but normally stays between 1 to 2% in feed basis.

Important: all organic acids contribute with energy to the formulation. So, it's important to consider this contribution to avoid experimental bias.

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 Thank you very much for answer. In Nepal, only liquid form of organic acids are available then how I can use it in poultry feed. I am going to check just growth performance of broiler chicken fed with different organic acids

firstly you must choose the available and cheapest organic acid and blended it in animal feeds in a common rate ranged between 1-2% in the feed 

The most practice way to add liquids to the feed is by using an automatic sprinkler. However, if your feed mill doesn't have this system, you can manually mixed the liquid with a small portion of your macroingredients (e.g. corn or soybean meal) and then add this mixture to the feed. Remember to ensure sufficient time for homogenization.

You can use the liquid organic acid  by  added it directly in drinking water. So, you'll need to calculate the daily water consumption. The supplemental levels  between 1 to 2% and my advice is to test greater levels  to not exceed 5%. 

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Verify pH levels of drinkwater when you are applying organic acids. The pH should not be too low, because of the properties of the acids the oesaphagus will be irritated.  Under 3.5 poultry will refuse to drink water, depending on the type of organic acid and drinking water quality you will reach a pH of around 3.5-4 when you add 0.1-0.2 % of acids. (This recommendation is based on European standards by the way).

Thank you sir

You get lots literature use of organic in broiler diets.  Usually, it is recommended 1 to 2% in the diet. 

That is correct. The dosages of organics acids in feed can be much higher compared to drinking water, without affecting intake.

Dear Megh

There is current trend to replace the antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) by using probiotic additives and organic acids ( for example formic, acetic, propionic, butyric, lactic, and citric acids ), these acids have antimicrobial activity, which results in modification of the gut microflora profile, and modifications to the gastrointestinal microflora which reduce pathogen attachment may have a profound effect on the structure of the intestinal wall.

For more information please, use the link:

http://vri.cz/docs/vetmed/57-10-515.pdf

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