Effects of dietary soybean and sunflower oils with and without L-carnitine supplementation on growth performance and blood biochemical parameters of broiler chicks
An experiment was designed to investigate the effects of soybean, sunflower oil and dietary L-carnitine supplementation on growth performance, some blood biochemical parameters and antibody titer against Newcastle disease of broiler chicks. A 5-week feeding trial, 240 1-day old male broiler chicks (...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Copernicus Publications
2015-10-01
|
| Series: | Archives Animal Breeding |
| Online Access: | http://www.arch-anim-breed.net/58/387/2015/aab-58-387-2015.pdf |
| Summary: | An experiment was designed to investigate the effects of soybean, sunflower
oil and dietary L-carnitine supplementation on growth performance, some
blood biochemical parameters and antibody titer against Newcastle disease of
broiler chicks. A 5-week feeding trial, 240 1-day old male broiler chicks
(Ross 308) were randomly allocated to six dietary treatments as a 3 ×
2 factorial experimental design where three sources of dietary oil contained
soybean, sunflower and soybean plus sunflower oil with and without 120 mg kg<sup>−1</sup>
of L-carnitine supplementation in the diet. Results showed
that soybean oil with L-carnitine significantly improved body weight gain
and feed conversion ratio of broiler chicks in the grower and total period
of rearing (<i>p</i> < 0.05). L-carnitine supplementation significantly
increased total protein, globulin, cholesterol, HDL and LDL (high- and low-density lipoprotein) of blood serum
in broiler chicks (<i>p</i> < 0.05). L-carnitine supplementation increased
antibody titer against Newcastle disease of chicks and the highest levels
were observed in those with the supplement of L-carnitine in the soybean oil dietary
treatment. Results of this experiment showed that the growth performance and
blood biochemical responses of broiler chicks to dietary supplementation with
L-carnitine in dietary oil source and soybean oil, in comparison to
sunflower oil, is the better plant oil for growth and immunological performance of
broiler chicks. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 0003-9438 2363-9822 |