Effects of summer shield supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of herb mixture (summer shield) supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens. Thirty-six male chicks at 15 days of age were divided into three groups with three replicates of four birds. Th...
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| author | A.A. Saleh D. Ijiri A. Ohtsuka |
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| description | This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of herb mixture (summer shield) supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens. Thirty-six male chicks at 15 days of age were divided into three groups with three replicates of four birds. The control group of chicks was fed a basal diet and the remaining two groups of chicks were fed the basal diet supplemented with summer shield at a concentration of 1 g/kg or 2 g/kg, respectively, until 37 days of age. Although feed intake was not different among the three groups, both body weight gain and breast muscle weight were increased in chicks fed a summer shield-supplemented diet. Summer shield supplementation decreased abdominal fat weight and consequently feed efficiency was improved. Both protein and fat utilisation was improved in chickens fed a summer shield-supplemented diet although dry matter content was not influenced. In addition, summer shield supplementation improved plasma lipid profiles, i.e., total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were decreased, whereas high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was increased. Furthermore, summer shield supplementation increased total protein, albumin, and globulin levels in plasma, while neither glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase nor glutamate pyruvate transaminase were affected. These results suggest that summer shield supplementation has positive effects on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b292f40f63e48ab8bd1e49f36261ac92023-02-23T03:50:16ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesVeterinární Medicína0375-84271805-93922014-11-01591153654210.17221/7818-VETMEDvet-201411-0003Effects of summer shield supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickensA.A. Saleh0D. Ijiri1A. Ohtsuka2Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, EgyptFaculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, JapanFaculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, JapanThis study was conducted to evaluate the effects of herb mixture (summer shield) supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens. Thirty-six male chicks at 15 days of age were divided into three groups with three replicates of four birds. The control group of chicks was fed a basal diet and the remaining two groups of chicks were fed the basal diet supplemented with summer shield at a concentration of 1 g/kg or 2 g/kg, respectively, until 37 days of age. Although feed intake was not different among the three groups, both body weight gain and breast muscle weight were increased in chicks fed a summer shield-supplemented diet. Summer shield supplementation decreased abdominal fat weight and consequently feed efficiency was improved. Both protein and fat utilisation was improved in chickens fed a summer shield-supplemented diet although dry matter content was not influenced. In addition, summer shield supplementation improved plasma lipid profiles, i.e., total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were decreased, whereas high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was increased. Furthermore, summer shield supplementation increased total protein, albumin, and globulin levels in plasma, while neither glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase nor glutamate pyruvate transaminase were affected. These results suggest that summer shield supplementation has positive effects on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens.https://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/vet-201411-0003_effects-of-summer-shield-supplementation-on-growth-performance-nutrient-utilisation-and-plasma-lipid-profiles.phpsummer shieldantibioticsbroilersnutrient utilisationgrowth performanceplasma lipid profiles |
| spellingShingle | A.A. Saleh D. Ijiri A. Ohtsuka Effects of summer shield supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens Veterinární Medicína summer shield antibiotics broilers nutrient utilisation growth performance plasma lipid profiles |
| title | Effects of summer shield supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens |
| title_full | Effects of summer shield supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens |
| title_fullStr | Effects of summer shield supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of summer shield supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens |
| title_short | Effects of summer shield supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens |
| title_sort | effects of summer shield supplementation on growth performance nutrient utilisation and plasma lipid profiles in broiler chickens |
| topic | summer shield antibiotics broilers nutrient utilisation growth performance plasma lipid profiles |
| url | https://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/vet-201411-0003_effects-of-summer-shield-supplementation-on-growth-performance-nutrient-utilisation-and-plasma-lipid-profiles.php |
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