Effects of chitin and chitosan from cricket and shrimp on growth and carcass performance of broiler chickens

• Main Authors: Idris, Lokman Hakim, Ibitoye, Emmanuel Busayo, Mohd Noor, Mohd Hezmee, Goh, Yong Meng, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Jimoh, Akib Adekunle
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79578/1/Effects%20of%20chitin%20and%20chitosan%20from%20cricket%20and%20shrimp%20on%20growth%20and%20carcass%20performance%20of%20broiler%20chickens%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79578/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-019-01936-9
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Majority of the studies on the effect of chitin and chitosan on growth and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens has concentrated more on shrimp chitin and shrimp chitosan, and often with contradictory results. Therefore, the objective of this present study is to evaluate and compare the effec...