The effect of amylase, chromium propionate and their combination supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, serum parameters, antioxidant capacity and intestinal health in yellow feathered broilers

To better understand the growth promotion mechanism of amylase and chromium propionate (Cr Prop) and assess their potential synergistic effects, a total of 640 one-day-old male yellow-feathered broilers were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments with eight replicates. The birds were fed eith...

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Main Authors: Kun Chen, Junran Lv, Zheng Luo, Zhuang Liu, Mingzhu Cen, Benkuan Li, Jiancun Ou, Huihua Zhang
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Junran Lv
Zheng Luo
Zhuang Liu
Mingzhu Cen
Benkuan Li
Jiancun Ou
Huihua Zhang
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Junran Lv
Zheng Luo
Zhuang Liu
Mingzhu Cen
Benkuan Li
Jiancun Ou
Huihua Zhang
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description To better understand the growth promotion mechanism of amylase and chromium propionate (Cr Prop) and assess their potential synergistic effects, a total of 640 one-day-old male yellow-feathered broilers were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments with eight replicates. The birds were fed either a basal diet or the basal diet supplemented with amylase, Cr Prop or a combination of both. The results showed that during the grower, finisher and overall phases, average daily feed intake, final body weight, and feed conversion ratio were significantly improved (P < 0.05) in the amylase and Cr Prop treatment groups. However, no significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed in carcass traits. Amylase supplementation alone significantly reduced breast muscle drip loss (P < 0.05). Amylase supplementation significantly increased (P < 0.05) the concentration of glutathione peroxidase in breast muscle and plasma, as well as catalase in breast muscle, while it decreased (P < 0.05) catalase in the liver and malondialdehyde in breast muscle. Supplementation with Cr Prop significantly elevated (P < 0.05) the concentration of glutathione peroxidase in the liver and plasma, as well as the concentration of total superoxide dismutase in the liver, while it reduced (P < 0.05). the concentration of malondialdehyde in breast muscle. Supplementation with either amylase or Cr Prop significantly increased (P < 0.05) the levels of blood high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, immunoglobulin A, immunoglobulin G, and total protein, while significantly reducing (P < 0.05) triglyceride levels. Amylase supplementation alone notably enhanced villus height in both the jejunum and ileum. Furthermore, amylase or Cr Prop significantly upregulated (P < 0.05) the mRNA expression of Occludin and Claudin-1 in the Jejunum. The expression of Zona Occluden-1 was elevated by Cr Prop. However, the expression of Mucin 2 and Zona Occluden-2 remained unaffected. While amylase or Cr Prop supplementation alone could improve the performance and several healthy parameters in yellow-feathered broilers, no synergistic effect was observed.
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spelling doaj-art-c49c8a7a35e14fec818d056bd7df3d492025-08-20T02:39:28ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912025-07-01104710522910.1016/j.psj.2025.105229The effect of amylase, chromium propionate and their combination supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, serum parameters, antioxidant capacity and intestinal health in yellow feathered broilersKun Chen0Junran Lv1Zheng Luo2Zhuang Liu3Mingzhu Cen4Benkuan Li5Jiancun Ou6Huihua Zhang7Department of Food and Drug Technology, Shandong Vocational Animal Science and Veterinary College, Weifang 261061, China; Corresponding authors.School of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, ChinaKemin (China) Technologies Co., Ltd., Zhuhai, ChinaKemin (China) Technologies Co., Ltd., Zhuhai, ChinaSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, ChinaSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, ChinaSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, ChinaSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China; Corresponding authors.To better understand the growth promotion mechanism of amylase and chromium propionate (Cr Prop) and assess their potential synergistic effects, a total of 640 one-day-old male yellow-feathered broilers were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments with eight replicates. The birds were fed either a basal diet or the basal diet supplemented with amylase, Cr Prop or a combination of both. The results showed that during the grower, finisher and overall phases, average daily feed intake, final body weight, and feed conversion ratio were significantly improved (P < 0.05) in the amylase and Cr Prop treatment groups. However, no significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed in carcass traits. Amylase supplementation alone significantly reduced breast muscle drip loss (P < 0.05). Amylase supplementation significantly increased (P < 0.05) the concentration of glutathione peroxidase in breast muscle and plasma, as well as catalase in breast muscle, while it decreased (P < 0.05) catalase in the liver and malondialdehyde in breast muscle. Supplementation with Cr Prop significantly elevated (P < 0.05) the concentration of glutathione peroxidase in the liver and plasma, as well as the concentration of total superoxide dismutase in the liver, while it reduced (P < 0.05). the concentration of malondialdehyde in breast muscle. Supplementation with either amylase or Cr Prop significantly increased (P < 0.05) the levels of blood high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, immunoglobulin A, immunoglobulin G, and total protein, while significantly reducing (P < 0.05) triglyceride levels. Amylase supplementation alone notably enhanced villus height in both the jejunum and ileum. Furthermore, amylase or Cr Prop significantly upregulated (P < 0.05) the mRNA expression of Occludin and Claudin-1 in the Jejunum. The expression of Zona Occluden-1 was elevated by Cr Prop. However, the expression of Mucin 2 and Zona Occluden-2 remained unaffected. While amylase or Cr Prop supplementation alone could improve the performance and several healthy parameters in yellow-feathered broilers, no synergistic effect was observed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125004717Yellow-feathered broilerAmylaseChromium propionateGrowth performanceHealthy parameters
spellingShingle Kun Chen
Junran Lv
Zheng Luo
Zhuang Liu
Mingzhu Cen
Benkuan Li
Jiancun Ou
Huihua Zhang
The effect of amylase, chromium propionate and their combination supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, serum parameters, antioxidant capacity and intestinal health in yellow feathered broilers
Poultry Science
Yellow-feathered broiler
Amylase
Chromium propionate
Growth performance
Healthy parameters
title The effect of amylase, chromium propionate and their combination supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, serum parameters, antioxidant capacity and intestinal health in yellow feathered broilers
title_full The effect of amylase, chromium propionate and their combination supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, serum parameters, antioxidant capacity and intestinal health in yellow feathered broilers
title_fullStr The effect of amylase, chromium propionate and their combination supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, serum parameters, antioxidant capacity and intestinal health in yellow feathered broilers
title_full_unstemmed The effect of amylase, chromium propionate and their combination supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, serum parameters, antioxidant capacity and intestinal health in yellow feathered broilers
title_short The effect of amylase, chromium propionate and their combination supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, serum parameters, antioxidant capacity and intestinal health in yellow feathered broilers
title_sort effect of amylase chromium propionate and their combination supplementation on growth performance carcass traits serum parameters antioxidant capacity and intestinal health in yellow feathered broilers
topic Yellow-feathered broiler
Amylase
Chromium propionate
Growth performance
Healthy parameters
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125004717
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