the effect of nanocopper and mannan oligosaccharide supplementation on nutrient digestibility and performance in broiler chickens

background: following the ban on the use of growth stimulant antibiotics in many countries, interest has arisen in finding  a suitable alternative for antibiotics in poultry production. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of supplementation of two levels of nano-copper (0 and 100 mg/kg) and two levels of mannan oligosaccharide (0 or 1 g/kg) as natural growth stimulants on digestibility of nutrients and performance in broiler chicks. methods: at the end of the second week of breeding, 160 cobb-500 broiler chicks were assigned in four treatment groups. for each treatment, four replicates (10 chicks per replicate) were considered. experiment was conducted as a 2×2 factorial model in a completely randomized design. results: no significant differences in digestibility of nutrients and growth performance between birds that ate the supplements with control group were observed (p>0.05). conclusions: mannan oligosaccharides and nano-copper on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in broiler chicks had no significant effect. at the doses used, concomitant supplementation of copper and mannan oligosaccharide did not have a positive effect on traits that were studied in broilers.