Evaluation of Microencapsulation of Herbal Essences and Probiotics on Egg Characteristics, Antioxidant and Liver Enzymes and Expression of the Calbindin Gene in Intestine and Ovary in Hy-Line W80 Laying Hens
Subject Areas :M. Rashidi Fathabadi 1 , A.A. Saki 2 * , M.V. Kimiaeitalab 3
1 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
2 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
3 - Yazd Center for Research, Education, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Yazd, Iran
Keywords: calbindin D28k, egg production, microcapsulation herbal, probiotics, serum enzymes,
Abstract :
In poultry nutrition, finding an environmentally friendly alternative additive to increase poultry production, is a major challenge. Therefore, the effect of microencapsulation of herbal essences and probiotics on quan-titative and qualitative egg traits, antioxidant and liver serum enzymes was considered in laying hens. A total of 420 Hy-line W80 laying hens were designed by 7 treatments, 6 replicates, and 10 laying hens in each, in a completely randomized design (CRD). The experimental treatments included 1- control (corn-soybean meal) (C), and treatments 2, 3 and 4, respectively, the control diet supplemented with 100 mg/kg of microencapsulated essential oil, Zataria multifllora (Z.EO), Foeniculum vulgare (F.EO) and Origanum vulgare (O.EO), and treatments 5 and 6, control diet supplemented with 150 mg/kg of Bio-poul probiotic (P.B) and Parsilact probiotic (P.PL) respectively, and treatment 7 including the control diet plus 100 mg/kg of a mixture of microencapsulated essential oils of each of the plants and 150 mg/kg of Parsilact and Bio-poul probiotics (Z.F.O)EO+(B.PL)P. The results have shown that egg quality was effected by treatments (P<0.05). The positive effect of antioxidant enzymes, except malondialdehyde, was shown by experimental treatments (P<0.05). Protected the liver cells and expression of the Calbindin gene in the intestine were occurred in laying hens in this respect. Therefore, essential oils could be a suitable alternative to growth-promoting antibiotics to improve production and performance in layers.
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