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J APPL POULT RES 2001. 10:41-45
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The Essential Fatty Acid Requirements of Broilers

W. O. Zornig, G. M. Pesti and R. I. Bakalli

Department of Poultry Science The University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-2772; Phone: (706)542-1351; FAX: (706)542-1827

Correspondence: G. M. Pesti, E-mail:gpesti{at}arches.uga.edu

Three experiments were conducted to find a basal diet capable of producing an essential fatty acid deficiency. A diet based on soybean meal and fish meal contained only 0.18% linoleic acid yet produced excellent growth, comparable to a corn and soybean meal-based diet with 2.20% linoleic acid. In two other trials, purified diets with 0.39 or 0.40% linoleic acid did not cause linoleic acid deficiencies when fed for 18 or 21 days. Based on these findings and other published results, it is concluded that the linoleic acid requirement of starting broilers is below 0.20% of the diet.

Key Words: Broilers • essential fatty acids • linoleic acid






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