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Aust. Poult. Sci. Symp. 2013.....24 USING THE GEOMETRIC FRAMEWORK TO EXPLORE CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS INTERACTIONS AND THE EFFECT ON BROILER WELFARE E.J. BRADBURY 1 , S.J. WILKINSON 1 , G.M. CRONIN 1 , P.C. THOMSON 2 , A. SACRANIE 3 and A.J. COWIESON 1 Summary Calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) are the two most abundant minerals in bone and poultry diets; however, they have a complex multifactorial relationship. To explore the interactive effects of Ca and available phosphorus (av.P) on broiler performance and skeletal health, 600 Ross 308 day old male broilers were fed one of 15 dietary treatments. Diets were formulated to one of three total densities of Ca: av. P, with a spread of five different ratios (4, 2.75, 2.1, 1.5 and 1.14:1) at each density. Dietary av.P was more influential on broiler performance than dietary Ca. Feed intake increased with higher av.P levels, but was inhibited at low levels of av.P. Body weight gain increased rapidly with increasing dietary av.P. Latency to lie results showed that birds that were fed diets with a 2.1:1 ratio of Ca: av. P had the longest standing times, indicating better leg health. I. INTRODUCTION The relationship between calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) in broiler nutrition is one that is complex and multifactorial. The digestion and absorption of these minerals is influenced by other dietary vitamins and enzymes as well as endogenous hormones. The modern broiler has a high requirement for Ca and P for energy metabolism and skeletal development. Deficiencies in Ca, P or both nutrients can have negative effects on bird performance as well as skeletal health. Due to the selection for rapid growth in broilers, some indirect welfare consequences have arisen; of particular importance are the adverse effects on skeletal health (Shim et al., 2012). Current research shows that due to the high porosity of the cortical bone it is prone to bone deformities, which can impair broiler mobility, which is considered a welfare concern. To better understand the complex relationship between Ca and P in poultry nutrition, a novel graphical approach termed the geometric framework was used. The geometric framework allows for a graphical representation of two or more nutrients, and explores the interactive effects of these nutrients. This study aims to investigate the optimum dietary Ca and available P (av.P) concentrations for broiler performance and skeletal health using the geometric framework. II. MATERIALS AND METHODS All experimental procedures conducted had approval from The University of Sydney Animal Ethics Committee. A total of 600 Ross 308 day-old male broiler chicks were obtained from a commercial hatchery. Chicks were randomly allocated across 75 cages (750mm x 750mm x 510mm) with eight birds per cage and five replicate cages per treatment. The cages were housed in a temperature controlled room; temperature of 31 °C for the first five days and reduced by 0.5 °C per day until 24 °C (d21). The 1 Poultry Research Foundation, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW 2570. 2 The University of Sydney, Faculty of Veterinary Science. 3 Nutreco, Poultry Research Centre, Toledo, Spain. 60
Aust. Poult. Sci. Symp. 2013.....24 lighting regime was 23h:1h (light:dark) for the first five days and then 18h:6h (light:dark) for the remainder of the study (to d28). Chicks were fed a commercial starter diet for the first seven days before commencing on dietary treatments. Diets were corn-soy based and fed as a mash. Diets were formulated to one of three densities of total Ca:av.P ; high (15 g/kg), medium (13.5 g/kg) and low (12 g/kg). At each density there were five different ratios of Ca:av.P (4, 2.75, 2.1, 1.5 and 1.14:1). Birds had ad libitum access to feed and water. At day 27 the skeletal health of five birds per cage was evaluated using the latency to lie (LTL) procedure; whereby individual birds were placed into a plastic tub containing a few centimeters of tepid water and were timed until the bird made an attempt to sit down (Berg and Sanotra, 2003). On day 28 birds were euthanized via injection of a lethal dose (1ml/2kg) of sodium pentobarbitone into the jugular vein. Individual body weights were recorded and the right leg removed for tibia ash analysis. Tibia ash analysis, commonly used to assess bone mineralisation was determined as outlined by Garcia and Dale (2006). All data were analysed using R version 2.15 (R Development Core Team, 2012). All performance data were analysed using a fixed effect model including blocking and a quadratic response surface model was fitted using the mixed model lme() function. Behavioural LTL times were analysed using Cox’s proportional hazard survival analysis. III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Bird performance is presented as treatment means over the experimental period of day 7 to 28. The effect of dietary Ca and av.P on feed intake is presented in Figure 1. Feed intake increased with increasing dietary av.P (P < 0.0001). Higher feed intakes were associated with high av.P and high total Ca. Feed intake was strongly inhibited by diets with low av.P, and further impaired with the addition of high levels of Ca. Body weight gain (Figure 2) was observed to follow a similar pattern to feed intake. Body weight gain increased rapidly from 1.5 g/kg to 3.0 g/kg of av.P with total Ca having little effect. Concentrations of av.P above 4.5 g/kg had little influence on body weight gain. Total Ca inclusion had a more influential effect on body weight gain at av.P levels higher than 4.5 g/kg resulting in an interaction between Ca and av.P (P < 0.01). Previous studies using low av.P (< 0.2%) and high Ca concentrations (> 0.9 %) have reported a reduction in broiler growth performance (Rousseau et al., 2012), consistent with the results observed. However, the current results contradict other studies, Dhandu and Angel (2003) and Yan et al., (2001). Both studies found no significant effect on growth performance by varying P concentrations with a fixed Ca concentration. However, the study conducted by Dhandu and Angel (2003) focused on broilers from 32-42 days, a developmental stage where broilers are less sensitive to av.P (Nelson et al., 1990). FCR from day 7-28 was shown to be poorest at low dietary av.P, with rapid improvement as av.P concentrations increased (Figure 3). The effect of dietary Ca and av.P on tibia ash is presented in Figure 4. A significant interaction between of Ca*av.P was observed (P < 0.001). 61
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