title: Effect of dietary propionic and lactic acids on feed intake by chicks.
abstract: Two organic acids were evaluated for their potential to regulate feed intake of chicks by dietary means. When propionic acid was included in the feed up to levels of 100 g/kg, from 0 to 28 days, voluntary feed intake of chicks was decreased with increasing dietary levels of acid. Propionic acid had a greater effect per unit weight when included in drinking water as compared with inclusion in feed. Lactic acid, up to 30 g/kg, did not significantly reduce feed intake.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005503:Food Additives; D007773:Lactates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019344:Lactic Acid; D011422:Propionates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005503:Food Additives; D007773:Lactates; D011422:Propionates; D019344:Lactic Acid; C029658:propionic acid