The active ingredients in lemon include citric acid, ascorbic acid and various minerals. Lemon has nutrient digestibility, growth performance and antibacterial performance in broiler diets. Lemon peel powder has anti-coccidial effects in broilers, reducing oocyst shedding, improving intestinal health and growth performance. The beneficial effects of lemon and its derivatives are attributed to the high content of flavonoids, which have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties.
The effect of lemon on poultry performance:
Improvement of conversion factor and growth performance (weight gain) of broilers with lemon essential oil
Improving the digestibility of crude protein, ether extract, crude fiber, ash and energy and increasing the final weight by adding more than 10 to 25 mg of lemon per kilogram of broiler diet
Increase egg production with 1% to 2.5% lemon juice
Improving production performance, egg albumin quality, antioxidant status and lipid metabolism of laying hens with lemon compared to control diet and citric acid (CA) and flavomycin (FLA)
Improving growth performance, reducing mortality, intestinal lesions and oocyst shedding in broiler chickens infected with Eimeria tenella (improving tissue damage to cecum) with lemon powder at 3 and 6 g/kg
Significant effect of lemon (DLP) on broiler performance, carcass traits and blood biochemical parameters
Properties of lemon for chicken:
Adding 5% of lemon pomace in the diet of laying hens leads to the improvement of egg quality and significantly reduces the cost of feed used by poultry. As a breeder, you can use lemon pomace as a cheap product. Use in the feeding of laying poultry. Also, due to the presence of vitamins A and C, lemon pomace can be used as an antioxidant in poultry feeding in hot seasons.
