The effect of Hyssopus officinalis extract and vitamin C on performance, blood factors, immune system and intestinal microbiota of broiler chickens
Subject Areas : ZoologyMohammad Salim Alattar 1 , Hosein Reza Shahbazi 2 , Forugh Mohammadi 3
1 - MS Student, Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran.
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran.
Keywords: Hyssopus officinalis, vitamin C, performance, immune system,
Abstract :
The use of herbal supplements and vitamins in poultry breeding results in higher growth and production efficiency. The present experiment was conducted with the aim of the effect of Hyssopus officinalis (HO) extract and vitamin C on performance, blood factors, immune system and intestinal microbiota of broiler chickens. In order to conduct the experiment, 300 one-day-old male chicks of ROSS 308 breed were used in a completely randomized design with 4 treatments and 5 replications, each replication containing 15 chicks. Experimental treatments include 1: control (without additives), 2: control + 250 mg/kg HO, 3: control + 250 mg/kg vitamin C and 4: control + 250 mg/kg HO + 250 mg/kg kg of vitamin C. According to the findings, weight gain and feed conversion ratio as well as breast percentage of broiler chickens in the whole period in the treatments containing the mixture of HO and vitamin C were significantly increased compared to the control (P<0.05). Cholesterol and aspartate aminotransferase concentrations in treatments containing vitamin C and a mixture of HO and vitamin C had a significant decrease compared to the control (P<0.05). The total titer of antibodies produced against SRBC for the chickens that used the mixture of HO and vitamin C had a significant increase compared to the control (P<0.05). In general, the results showed that the effectiveness of the mixture of HO and vitamin C in improving growth performance and strengthening the immune system is better than their separate application in the diet of broiler chickens.
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