Validaton of productive response and bone mineralization in chicken fed with urea phosphate (up) in the feed and water

To validate urea phosphate (UP) as phosphorus source for birds, 320 chickens, were distributed in four treatments according to an completely randomized design. In growing: T1: DICAL. T2: UP, T3: UP4 y T4: BASAL. In Fattening: T1: DICAL, T2: UP, T2a: BASAL + UP water, T2b: BASAL, T3: UP4, T3a: BASAL + UP water, T3b: BASAL and T4: BASAL. Diets containing 22 and 20% PC, 3,100 and 3,200 Kcal EME/kg, 0.7 and 0.67% total P and 1 to 0.90% Ca, for starting and growing, respectively. Body weight, feed and water intake were measured weekly and feed conversion. At four and six weeks were estimate density, P and ash in bone. Body weight at week 4 resulted elevated (P 0.05). Water intake was lightly higher for T2 (8.488), T1 (8.442) comparing with T2a (7.696), T2b (7.948) and T3 (7.642), T3a (7.546), T3b (7.955) and the lowest (P < 0.05) T4 (6.733). Ash bone content and P were similar (P > 0.05), however this indicates a tendency to diminution of mineralization in treatments without to cover the requirement of P in both growing periods. The results indicate high potential of UP for birds.