ankara univ vet fak dergAnkara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi1300-08611308-2817Ankara ÜniversitesiEFFECT OF VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENTATİON ON TRANSPORT MORTALITY. LlVE WEIGBT AND CARCASS YIELD OF BROILERSGürerCengizANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ10.1501/Vetfak_0000001322Veterinary SurgeryVeteriner Cerrahi0101199037030001011990In ıhis expei'iment, ıhe e/fecı of viı. C supplemenıaıion
on transport morıa/ity, live ıveight and careass yields of broi/ers has
been examined. Supplemenıaıion ıvas done by 1500 ppm /eı'el in the
drinking waler, i2 hours prior to /oading of ıhe birdı'.
A ve/{ige transparı mortality l1'as around 0.09 percent in vit.
C-added groups while it was 0.2 i percent in control groups, hOlvever
the transport mm tality in some q{ vit. C-added groups \Vas higher than
their ana/oque control groups.
T/ıe !il'e weig/ııs of viI, C-added group,I were hig/ıer (average
1,950 gr.) ı/ıaıı control groups (average 1.8 iO gr.).
From t/ıe poillt of carcass yield, contrary lo previous expecıation,
t/ıc viı. C added groups slımrcd a decreased yield oL 74.34 percent
while it was 80.64 percellt iıı colltrol groups.VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENTATİON LlVE WEIGBTAnkara Üniversitesi – Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi