<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The strength of leg bones is not only genetically determined but it also depends on the gender, age, health condition and nutrition of slaughter birds. Calcium ions deficit in bones results in the deterioration of skeleton structure and reduction of bone strength. The presented work compiles the results of studies concerning the effect of feed additives on the level of calcium in the bones of broiler chickens, published during the past 10 years. From the analysis of available literature it follows that some additives had a positive effect on the accumulation of calcium (e.g. vitamin D, probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics), some were not very explicit (e.g. ascorbic acid and phytase), while others did not have a significant effect on the accumulation of calcium in bones (e.g. herbs and chelates). It is concluded from our collected information that the use of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics offers the best advantages for poultry. These additives, apart from stimulating the accumulation of calcium in bones, also benefit animal health.</p></abstract>

The strength of leg bones is not only genetically determined but it also depends on the gender, age, health condition and nutrition of slaughter birds. Calcium ions deficit in bones results in the deterioration of skeleton structure and reduction of bone strength. The presented work compiles the results of studies concerning the effect of feed additives on the level of calcium in the bones of broiler chickens, published during the past 10 years. From the analysis of available literature it follows that some additives had a positive effect on the accumulation of calcium (e.g. vitamin D, probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics), some were not very explicit (e.g. ascorbic acid and phytase), while others did not have a significant effect on the accumulation of calcium in bones (e.g. herbs and chelates). It is concluded from our collected information that the use of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics offers the best advantages for poultry. These additives, apart from stimulating the accumulation of calcium in bones, also benefit animal health.

Feed additives regulating calcium homeostasis in the bones of poultry – a review

Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin,

Annals of Animal Science

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The strength of leg bones is not only genetically determined but it also depends on the gender, age, health condition and nutrition of slaughter birds. Calcium...

Feed additives regulating calcium homeostasis in the bones of poultry – a review

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Apr 28, 2017

Page range: 303 - 316

Received: Feb 09, 2016

Accepted: Apr 20, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0031

Keywords
feed additives, calcium, accumulation, bones, broilers

© by Anna Winiarska-Mieczan

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Feed additives regulating calcium homeostasis in the bones of poultry – a review

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Apr 28, 2017

Page range: 303 - 316

Received: Feb 09, 2016

Accepted: Apr 20, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0031

Keywordsfeed additives, calcium, accumulation, bones, broilers

© by Anna Winiarska-Mieczan

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
feed additives, calcium, accumulation, bones, broilers