Perception of nutritionists on the use of growth hormones in the broiler industry in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

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Karine Silva Camargo
Rosa Cavalcante Lira
Levi Auto Lopes
Maria Helena Barros Tavares

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This study evaluated the level of knowledge of nutritionists in Maceió, in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, regarding the myth of the use of hormones in broilers. Eighty-two nutritionists living in the city were interviewed and 79.27% of them considered themselves to be poorly informed about the composition of chicken diets, but 54.87% stated that chicken meat contains hormone, making evident the lack of information on feeding and hormone use in the diet of broilers. Thus, it is clear the need for greater exposure on the ban of the use of hormones in broiler production.

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SILVA CAMARGO, K.; CAVALCANTE LIRA, R.; AUTO LOPES, L.; HELENA BARROS TAVARES, M. Perception of nutritionists on the use of growth hormones in the broiler industry in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 17, n. 3, p. 60-64, 18 Dec. 2019.
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ANIMAL PRODUCTION