Abstract
The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of dietary organic and inorganic zinc on performance and
carcass characteristics of ROSS 308 broiler chicks. A total of 420 one-day old broilers were randomly allotted to 2
groups with 6-replicates of 35-chicks each. First group fed standard corn-soybean diet supplemented with organic Zn
(Vevomin Zn 13 % DSM - at 50% of the broiler strain recommendations) and second group inorganic Zinc sulphate
(at 100% of the broiler strain recommendations). Body weight, feed conversion and carcass traits were evaluated. At
the end of the experiment, 48 birds (6 males and 6 females from each group) were slaughtered for determination of
carcass traits. Body weight at 42 days, dressed broiler carcasses and individual meat cuts were not significantly
(P