The influence of plant essential oil/palygorskite composite on growth performance, blood parameters and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens
The purpose of this experiment was to use a single-factor design to investigate the effects of different supplementation levels of plant essential oil/palygorskite composite (EPO-Pal) on growth performance, blood parameters, and intestinal morphology of broiler chicken. A total of 960 one-day-old ch...
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| author | Changqing He Yi Liu Yu Dai Yaling Yao Meichun Li Jing Xie Yubo Wang Xiangyong Qu Yuying Deng |
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| description | The purpose of this experiment was to use a single-factor design to investigate the effects of different supplementation levels of plant essential oil/palygorskite composite (EPO-Pal) on growth performance, blood parameters, and intestinal morphology of broiler chicken. A total of 960 one-day-old chicks were randomly assigned into 4 treatments with 6 replicates of 40 chicks each. The broilers were fed the basal diet supplemented with 0, 500, 750, and 1000 mg/kg EPO-Pal for 42 days, respectively. The results showed that the 500 or 750 mg/kg groups significantly increased the body weight, average daily feed intake and average daily gain of the broilers at 28 and 42 days (p < 0.05). Additionally, as compared to the control group, the 1000 mg/kg EPO-Pal group exhibited higher levels of immunoglobulins-A, immunoglobulins-G, immunoglobulins-M, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol while having lower levels of tumour necrosis factor-α (p < 0.05). The content of interleukin-2 and the villus height-to-crypt depth ratio were significantly increased in the 750 mg/kg EPO-Pal group (p < 0.05). Moreover, the activity of total antioxidant capacity and superoxide dismutase were significantly enhanced in the 500 mg/kg EPO-Pal group (p < 0.05). The results are very promising, and EPO-Pal can be considered as an additive to promote the growth by enhancing immunity, antioxidant activity, and improving the intestinal morphology of broiler chickens. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c098be5a7ff345f3866a6fdfcbc3f7932025-08-20T02:07:48ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2023-12-012211073108210.1080/1828051X.2023.22719212271921The influence of plant essential oil/palygorskite composite on growth performance, blood parameters and intestinal morphology of broiler chickensChangqing He0Yi Liu1Yu Dai2Yaling Yao3Meichun Li4Jing Xie5Yubo Wang6Xiangyong Qu7Yuying Deng8College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, Changsha, ChinaCollege of International Education, Hunan University of Medicine, Hunan, Huaihua, ChinaAnimal Husbandry and Aquatic Products Bureau of Huaihua City, Huaihua, Hunan, ChinaHunan Yunfeifeng Agriculture Co. Ltd., Huaihua, Hunan, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, Changsha, ChinaThe purpose of this experiment was to use a single-factor design to investigate the effects of different supplementation levels of plant essential oil/palygorskite composite (EPO-Pal) on growth performance, blood parameters, and intestinal morphology of broiler chicken. A total of 960 one-day-old chicks were randomly assigned into 4 treatments with 6 replicates of 40 chicks each. The broilers were fed the basal diet supplemented with 0, 500, 750, and 1000 mg/kg EPO-Pal for 42 days, respectively. The results showed that the 500 or 750 mg/kg groups significantly increased the body weight, average daily feed intake and average daily gain of the broilers at 28 and 42 days (p < 0.05). Additionally, as compared to the control group, the 1000 mg/kg EPO-Pal group exhibited higher levels of immunoglobulins-A, immunoglobulins-G, immunoglobulins-M, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol while having lower levels of tumour necrosis factor-α (p < 0.05). The content of interleukin-2 and the villus height-to-crypt depth ratio were significantly increased in the 750 mg/kg EPO-Pal group (p < 0.05). Moreover, the activity of total antioxidant capacity and superoxide dismutase were significantly enhanced in the 500 mg/kg EPO-Pal group (p < 0.05). The results are very promising, and EPO-Pal can be considered as an additive to promote the growth by enhancing immunity, antioxidant activity, and improving the intestinal morphology of broiler chickens.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2023.2271921xuefeng black-bone chickenblood parametersplant essential oilpalygorskite |
| spellingShingle | Changqing He Yi Liu Yu Dai Yaling Yao Meichun Li Jing Xie Yubo Wang Xiangyong Qu Yuying Deng The influence of plant essential oil/palygorskite composite on growth performance, blood parameters and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens Italian Journal of Animal Science xuefeng black-bone chicken blood parameters plant essential oil palygorskite |
| title | The influence of plant essential oil/palygorskite composite on growth performance, blood parameters and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens |
| title_full | The influence of plant essential oil/palygorskite composite on growth performance, blood parameters and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens |
| title_fullStr | The influence of plant essential oil/palygorskite composite on growth performance, blood parameters and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens |
| title_full_unstemmed | The influence of plant essential oil/palygorskite composite on growth performance, blood parameters and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens |
| title_short | The influence of plant essential oil/palygorskite composite on growth performance, blood parameters and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens |
| title_sort | influence of plant essential oil palygorskite composite on growth performance blood parameters and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens |
| topic | xuefeng black-bone chicken blood parameters plant essential oil palygorskite |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2023.2271921 |
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