Naslov
Feeding dihydroquercetin and vitamin E to broiler chickens reared at standard and high ambient temperatures

Autori
Pirgozliev, Vasil ; Mansbridge, Stephen Charles ; Westbrook, Conor Andrew ; Woods, Sarah Louise ; Rose, Stephen Paul ; Whiting, Isobel Margaret ; Yovchev, David Gospodinov ; Atanasov, Atanas Georgiev ; Kljak, Kristina ; Staykova, Genoveva Petrova ; Ivanova, Sonya Georgieva ; Karakecili, Mehmet Resit ; Karadas, Filiz ; Stringhini, Jose Henrique

Izvornik
Archives of animal nutrition (1745-039X) 74 (2020), 6; 496-511

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
broilers ; dihydroquercetin ; environmental temperature ; glutathione peroxidase ; growth ; performance ; vitamin E

Sažetak
The use of natural antioxidants, in particular polyphenols such as dihydroquercetin (DHQ), in animal nutrition has recently increased in popularity. This may partly be due to the risk of increased incidences of heat stress associated with raising livestock in warmer ambient temperatures, facilitated by global warming, reducing antioxidant capacity. The current research demonstrates the effect of dietary DHQ, vitamin E and standard or high ambient temperatures on growth performance, energy and nutrient metabolism, gastrointestinal tract (GIT) development, jejunal villus morphometry and antioxidant status in broiler chickens. Each of the four experimental diets was fed to 16 pens of five birds, which were allocated to four rooms (four pens in each room). The temperature in two rooms was maintained at a constant 35°C (high temperature ; HT), and the temperature in the other two rooms was gradually reduced from 27°C at 7 d of age to 22°C at 20 d of age (standard temperature ; ST). Rearing birds at HT reduced feed intake, weight gain, weight of small intestine, total GIT, liver, spleen, heart, villus height, villus surface area and lowered blood glutationperoxidase (GSH-Px). Dietary DHQ increased blood GSH-Px and total antioxidant status, increased heart weight and reduced caecal size. When fed separately, DHQ and vitamin E improved hepatic vitamin E concentration. Feeding vitamin E increased spleen and liver weights. When fed together, DHQ and vitamin E reduced villus height, villus height to crypt depth ratio and villus surface area. Temperature and antioxidants did not affect energy and nutrient metabolism. There were no effects of dietary antioxidants on growth performance of broiler chickens and there were no mortalities. At present, it is unclear if feeding antioxidants (in particular DHQ) at different levels, using different dietary formulations, and rearing birds under a range of environmental conditions may be effective at enhancing production performance and bird health in hot ambient climates.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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