title: Effects of boron supplementation of adequate and inadequate vitamin D3-containing diet on performance and serum biochemical characters of broiler chickens.
abstract: In this study, supplementation of two levels (5 and 25 parts per million; ppm) of boron into broiler diets including 125 IU kg(-1) (inadequate) and 2000 IU kg(-1) (adequate) vitamin D3 was investigated. The effects of supplementation on performance and biochemical characters (Ca, P, Mg, glucose and AP) of broilers from 1 to 45 days of age were evaluated. Boron provided significant increases in performances of chicks fed both adequate and inadequate vitamin D3-containing diets. The improvements in the inadequate vitamin D3-containing group were higher than that of adequate vitamin D3-containing group. The boron addition had a positive effect on Ca, P and alkaline phosphatase levels of chicks. Boron might be regarded as beneficial in inadequate vitamin D3-containing broiler feed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, University of Selçuk, Konya, Turkey. vkurtoglu@selcuk.edu.tr
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kurtoğlu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kurtoğlu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coşkun
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001895:Boron / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002645:Chickens / Q000097:blood / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D002762:Cholecalciferol; D010758:Phosphorus; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D008274:Magnesium; D001895:Boron; D002118:Calcium