Cholecalciferol combined with Satureja rechingeri essential oils improves growth performance and immune response of broiler chickens.
Autor: | Taghizadeh M; Koohrang Nature's Gold (KNG) Company, Mashhad, Iran., Esmaeili H; Department of Agriculture, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran., Vakili R; Animal Science Department, Kashmar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kashmar, Iran. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Veterinary medicine and science [Vet Med Sci] 2024 Sep; Vol. 10 (5), pp. e1587. |
DOI: | 10.1002/vms3.1587 |
Abstrakt: | Background: Vitamin D possesses an important role in the maintenance and health of broiler chickens. Herbal essential oils (EOs) have been proposed as a suitable alternative to chemical drugs in intensive production management systems for better performance of broilers with slight side effects and admirable therapeutic properties. Objectives: This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding cholecalciferol (VD) in combination of Satureja rechingeri EO (SREO) on growth performance, haematological indicators and immunological response of broilers. Methods: A total of 540 1-day-old mixed-sex broiler chickens (Ross 308) were used in a completely randomized design with a 3 × 3 factorial arrangement of treatments. Experimental treatments included different concentrations of cholecalciferol (VD) (0, 2000 and 4000 IU/kg = 0, 0.05 and 0.1 mg/kg) and SREO (0, 200 and 400 mg/kg) on growth performance, haematological indicators and immunological responses of broiler chickens were investigated. Results: The results showed that the chicken fed diet supplemented with 0.1 mg/kg VD (VD Conclusion: Considering the outcomes, it is suggested that the combination of suitable concentration of VD and EO of the plant had favourable effects on the immune system and performance criteria of broiler chickens. (© 2024 The Author(s). Veterinary Medicine and Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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