Effects of verbascoside supplemented diets on growth performance, blood traits, meat quality, lipid oxidation and histological features in broiler chickens
A trial has been performed to evaluate the effects of dietary verbascoside (VB) on the growth performance, blood traits, meat quality and histological features of broiler chickens. Seventy-two male broiler chickens (Ross 708) were divided into three experimental groups (8 replicates): a control grou...
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| author | Michele De Marco Wilfredo Lopez Salcedo Grazia Pastorelli Raffaella Rossi Carlo Corino Stefania Bergagna Elisabetta Mellia Maria Silvia Gennero Elena Biasibetti Maria Teresa Capucchio Stefano Nurisso Martina Tarantola Gilberto Forneris Achille Schiavone |
| author_facet | Michele De Marco Wilfredo Lopez Salcedo Grazia Pastorelli Raffaella Rossi Carlo Corino Stefania Bergagna Elisabetta Mellia Maria Silvia Gennero Elena Biasibetti Maria Teresa Capucchio Stefano Nurisso Martina Tarantola Gilberto Forneris Achille Schiavone |
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| description | A trial has been performed to evaluate the effects of dietary verbascoside (VB) on the growth performance, blood traits, meat quality and histological features of broiler chickens. Seventy-two male broiler chickens (Ross 708) were divided into three experimental groups (8 replicates): a control group (C; basal diet), a low VB group (LVB; basal diet+2.5 mg VB/kg feed) and a high VB group (HVB; basal diet+5.0 mg VB/kg feed). The animals were kept in cages, three birds per cage. The trial lasted 35 days. Growth performance and carcass yield were recorded. Blood samples were collected at day 35 in order to evaluate the blood, serum and plasma parameters. As a result of this study, growth and slaughter performances were not affected by the dietary treatments. The LVB and HVB groups showed significantly lower concentrations of total protein (P=0.000), albumin (P=0.000), α-globulin (P=0.001) and β-globulin (P=0.023) than C group. The heterophil to lymphocyte ratio was higher in HVB group than in LVB and C groups (P=0.005). The thiobarbituric acid reactive substances results indicated lower lipid oxidation in the LVB group than in C group. The most relevant histological feature was the lymphoid depletion observed in the thymus and <em>bursa of Fabricius</em> in LVB and HVB. Other studies are still needed to identify the optimal dosage and exposure time of VB dietary supplementation and to further investigate the effects of VB on lymphoid tissue as well as to establish the VB antioxidant effect on broiler chickens. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d32a47f504844dafb20531712eaaab352022-12-22T01:11:35ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2015-05-0114210.4081/ijas.2015.37122338Effects of verbascoside supplemented diets on growth performance, blood traits, meat quality, lipid oxidation and histological features in broiler chickensMichele De Marco0Wilfredo Lopez Salcedo1Grazia Pastorelli2Raffaella Rossi3Carlo Corino4Stefania Bergagna5Elisabetta Mellia6Maria Silvia Gennero7Elena Biasibetti8Maria Teresa Capucchio9Stefano Nurisso10Martina Tarantola11Gilberto Forneris12Achille Schiavone13Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Grugliasco (TO)Departamento de Prevención, Universidad Agraria de La HabanaDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie per la Salute, la Produzione Animale e la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università di MilanoDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie per la Salute, la Produzione Animale e la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università di MilanoDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie per la Salute, la Produzione Animale e la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università di MilanoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, TorinoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, TorinoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, TorinoDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Grugliasco (TO)Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Grugliasco (TO)Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Grugliasco (TO)Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Grugliasco (TO)Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Grugliasco (TO)Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Grugliasco (TO)A trial has been performed to evaluate the effects of dietary verbascoside (VB) on the growth performance, blood traits, meat quality and histological features of broiler chickens. Seventy-two male broiler chickens (Ross 708) were divided into three experimental groups (8 replicates): a control group (C; basal diet), a low VB group (LVB; basal diet+2.5 mg VB/kg feed) and a high VB group (HVB; basal diet+5.0 mg VB/kg feed). The animals were kept in cages, three birds per cage. The trial lasted 35 days. Growth performance and carcass yield were recorded. Blood samples were collected at day 35 in order to evaluate the blood, serum and plasma parameters. As a result of this study, growth and slaughter performances were not affected by the dietary treatments. The LVB and HVB groups showed significantly lower concentrations of total protein (P=0.000), albumin (P=0.000), α-globulin (P=0.001) and β-globulin (P=0.023) than C group. The heterophil to lymphocyte ratio was higher in HVB group than in LVB and C groups (P=0.005). The thiobarbituric acid reactive substances results indicated lower lipid oxidation in the LVB group than in C group. The most relevant histological feature was the lymphoid depletion observed in the thymus and <em>bursa of Fabricius</em> in LVB and HVB. Other studies are still needed to identify the optimal dosage and exposure time of VB dietary supplementation and to further investigate the effects of VB on lymphoid tissue as well as to establish the VB antioxidant effect on broiler chickens.http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/3712BloodBroiler chickenHistologyLipid oxidationVerbascoside |
| spellingShingle | Michele De Marco Wilfredo Lopez Salcedo Grazia Pastorelli Raffaella Rossi Carlo Corino Stefania Bergagna Elisabetta Mellia Maria Silvia Gennero Elena Biasibetti Maria Teresa Capucchio Stefano Nurisso Martina Tarantola Gilberto Forneris Achille Schiavone Effects of verbascoside supplemented diets on growth performance, blood traits, meat quality, lipid oxidation and histological features in broiler chickens Italian Journal of Animal Science Blood Broiler chicken Histology Lipid oxidation Verbascoside |
| title | Effects of verbascoside supplemented diets on growth performance, blood traits, meat quality, lipid oxidation and histological features in broiler chickens |
| title_full | Effects of verbascoside supplemented diets on growth performance, blood traits, meat quality, lipid oxidation and histological features in broiler chickens |
| title_fullStr | Effects of verbascoside supplemented diets on growth performance, blood traits, meat quality, lipid oxidation and histological features in broiler chickens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of verbascoside supplemented diets on growth performance, blood traits, meat quality, lipid oxidation and histological features in broiler chickens |
| title_short | Effects of verbascoside supplemented diets on growth performance, blood traits, meat quality, lipid oxidation and histological features in broiler chickens |
| title_sort | effects of verbascoside supplemented diets on growth performance blood traits meat quality lipid oxidation and histological features in broiler chickens |
| topic | Blood Broiler chicken Histology Lipid oxidation Verbascoside |
| url | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/3712 |
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