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| 22 Jan 2019
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The effect of herbal feed additive on the growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of broiler chickens fed low-energy diets
Krzysztof Lipiński
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, University of Warmia
and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Zofia Antoszkiewicz
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, University of Warmia
and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Sylwia Kotlarczyk
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, University of Warmia
and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Magdalena Mazur-Kuśnirek
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, University of Warmia
and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Joanna Kaliniewicz
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, University of Warmia
and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Zbigniew Makowski
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, University of Warmia
and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 66, 17–29, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-17-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-17-2023, 2023
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Umair Ahsan, Shahram Golzar Adabi, Özge Sayın Özdemir, Ömer Sevim, Onur Tatlı, Eren Kuter, and Özcan Cengiz
Arch. Anim. Breed., 65, 183–197, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-183-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-183-2022, 2022
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Sugiharto Sugiharto
Arch. Anim. Breed., 65, 21–36, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-21-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-21-2022, 2022
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Stocking broilers at a high density has been a strategy to optimize the area of the cage. If the environment and rearing management are not properly managed, stocking broilers at a high density may, however, result in stressful conditions that are harmful for the production and health of broilers. To ameliorate these unfavourable effects of overcrowding stress, dietary interventions using probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, herbs, vitamins, etc. have been conducted.
Yang Liu, Yuying Yang, Ruizhi Yao, Yajie Hu, Peng Liu, Shuai Lian, Hongming Lv, Bin Xu, and Shize Li
Arch. Anim. Breed., 64, 231–243, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-64-231-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-64-231-2021, 2021
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The purpose of our study was to investigate whether glutamine and L-carnitine could be used as anti-cold stress nutrients to alleviate the adverse effects of cold stress on newborn broilers. Broilers were respectively fed with different levels of glutamine and L-carnitine according to the L16 (45) orthogonal experimental design for 3 weeks. Their interaction occurred and improved the growth performance, nutritional status and cold stress response of broilers at low temperature.
Mohammad Ghasemi-Sadabadi, Yahya Ebrahimnezhad, Abdolahad Shaddel-Tili, Vahid Bannapour-Ghaffari, Hashem Kozehgari, and Mirmojtaba Didehvar
Arch. Anim. Breed., 62, 361–374, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-361-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-361-2019, 2019
Elsayed O. S. Hussein, Gamaleldin M. Suliman, Alaeldein M. Abudabos, Abdullah N. Alowaimer, Shamseldein H. Ahmed, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Mahmoud Alagawany, Ayman A. Swelum, Antonella Tinelli, Vincenzo Tufarelli, and Vito Laudadio
Arch. Anim. Breed., 62, 297–304, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-297-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-297-2019, 2019
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This study evaluated the impact of a low metabolizable energy diet supplemented with a multienzyme blend on the growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality of chickens. From findings, the low metabolizable energy supplemented with the enzyme complex did not influence most of performance parameters and carcass traits of chickens; however, adding enzymes to a low-energy diet is an effective strategy to improve the meat quality criteria and small intestine characteristics.
Magdalena Mazur-Kuśnirek, Zofia Antoszkiewicz, Krzysztof Lipiński, Joanna Kaliniewicz, and Sylwia Kotlarczyk
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Omid Kalvandi, Amirali Sadeghi, and Ahmad Karimi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 62, 275–286, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-275-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-275-2019, 2019
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Rojin Kazemi, Ardashir Sheikhahmadi, and Ghorbanali Sadeghi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 61, 365–371, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-365-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-365-2018, 2018
Bayram Suzer, Ilker Arican, Derya Yesilbag, and Huseyin Yildiz
Arch. Anim. Breed., 60, 439–446, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-439-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-439-2017, 2017
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This study focused on examining the effects of different levels of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on broiler tibiotarsus traits and the reduction of leg problems by identifying the pathological changes in the leg skeletal system. Yeast supplementation led to an improvement in the bone traits of broiler chickens. Therefore, the use of yeast as a feed supplement in broilers is considered an economic and convenient way of providing animal welfare and preventing commercial losses due to leg problems.
Sugiharto Sugiharto, Turrini Yudiarti, Isroli Isroli, Endang Widiastuti, and Fatan Dwi Putra
Arch. Anim. Breed., 60, 347–356, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-347-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-347-2017, 2017
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Fungal supplementation especially with the fungus C. crassa could improve antioxidant status and physiological conditions of heat-stressed broilers. Such dietary supplementation may, therefore, be beneficial for ameliorating the adverse effects of heat stress in broiler chickens.
Mahmood Habibian, Ghorbanali Sadeghi, and Ahmad Karimi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 60, 315–325, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-315-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-315-2017, 2017
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Ascites is a metabolic disorder in chickens. Hypoxemia and oxidative stress are specific characteristics in birds that develop ascites. We hypothesized that purslane, as one natural source of antioxidant and antihypoxic compounds, would attenuate the incidence and/or severity of T3-induced ascites in broilers. Supplementation of purslane powder to diet improved antioxidant status and attenuated the symptoms of ascites. However, it could not prevent the decrease in growth performance.
Amir Meimandipour, Ali Nouri Emamzadeh, and Ali Soleimani
Arch. Anim. Breed., 60, 1–7, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-1-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-1-2017, 2017
Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, Hasan Nazarizadeh, Saeede Ahani, and Masoume Vakili Azghandi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 285–291, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-285-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-285-2016, 2016
Mir Hasan Beiranvand, Heshmatollah Khosravinia, Arash Azarfar, and Ezatollah Rafiei Alavai
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 249–257, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-249-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-249-2016, 2016
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The results of this study revealed that in-yolk-sac administration of carvacrol, as the main phenolic monoterpen in Satureja khuzestanica, had no effect on the rate of cholesterol absorption from yolk sac residuals in neonate commercial broiler chicks. This finding suggests that the hypocholesterolemic activity of carvacrol in broiler chicks might be exerted through other mechanisms rather than reduced cholesterol absorption and deserves further investigation.
Mehdi Salmanzadeh, Yahya Ebrahimnezhad, Habib Aghdam Shahryar, and Jamshid Ghiasi Ghaleh-Kandi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 235–242, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-235-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-235-2016, 2016
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Effect of in ovo feeding of glutamine on hatchability, performance of broilers. Fertilized eggs were subjected to injections with glutamine (10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 mg dissolved in 0.5 mL of dionized water) on day 7 of incubation. These data suggest that the in ovo feeding of Glutamine may improve jejunum development, leading to an increased nutrient assimilation and consequently to greater performance in broiler chickens.
Farhad Fallah, Yahya Ebrahimnezhad, Naser Maheri-Sis, and Mohammad Ghasemi-Sadabadi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 191–199, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-191-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-191-2016, 2016
Tausif Raza, Naila Chand, Rifat Ullah Khan, Muhammad Suhaib Shahid, and Alaeldein M. Abudabos
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 183–190, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-183-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-183-2016, 2016
Zhong Chen, Yong-Wei Zhou, Chen Liang, Ying-Ya Jiang, and Li-Jin Xie
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 97–105, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-97-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-97-2016, 2016
S. R. Riyazi, Y. Ebrahimnezhad, S. A. Hosseini, A. Meimandipour, and A. Ghorbani
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 425–432, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-425-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-425-2015, 2015
S. M. Hosseini, M. Afshar, S. Ahani, and M. Vakili Azghandi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 407–413, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-407-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-407-2015, 2015
S. M. A. Jalali, R. Rabiei, and F. Kheiri
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 387–394, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-387-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-387-2015, 2015
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Dietary plant oil sources and supplementation with L-carnitine have interaction effects on the physiological response and growth performance of broiler chicks. Addition of L-carnitine to diets which contained soybean oil showed the best growth performance of chicks in comparison to sunflower oil mixes.
R. Nourmohammadi and H. Khosravinia
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 309–315, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-309-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-309-2015, 2015
F. Kheiri, Y. Rahimian, and J. Nasr
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 205–210, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-205-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-205-2015, 2015
H. Jahanpour, A. Seidavi, A. A. A. Qotbi, R. Van Den Hoven, S. Rocha e Silva, V. Laudadio, and V. Tufarelli
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 99–105, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-99-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-99-2015, 2015
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Herbs and herbal feed additives are a valuable component in broiler chicken diets, affecting, e.g., health status, productivity and meat quality. In our study a herbal formula was applied in broiler chickens fed lower energy concentration diets. An interaction between experimental factors was not found, although a gainful effect on the productivity was noticed in broiler chickens fed diets with a herbal formula.
Herbs and herbal feed additives are a valuable component in broiler chicken diets, affecting,...
