Phytobiotic Effect of Anacardium occidentale L. Leaves Powder on Performance, Carcass Traits, and Intestinal Characteristics in Broilers
| Autor: | LA Tobar, Yordan Martínez, HM Lagos, C.A. Parrado, AM Urquía, M. Valdivié |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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040301 veterinary sciences Veterinary medicine animal diseases Relative weight breast characteristics Biology Body weight SF1-1100 Feed conversion ratio 0403 veterinary science Animal science Beneficial bacteria SF600-1100 organ Bursa of Fabricius Completely randomized design Broiler Anacardium 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification 040201 dairy & animal science Animal culture QL1-991 Animal Science and Zoology cashew Zoology |
| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science |
| ISSN: | 1806-9061 1516-635X |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1806-9061-2020-1362 |
| Popis: | In order to evaluate the phytobiotic effect of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) leaves powder (CLP) on growth performance, carcass traits, lymphoid organ weights and cecal lactic-acid bacteria in broilers, a total of 720 unsexed broilers of the Ross 308® genetic line were distributed according to a completely randomized design with three experimental treatments, five repetitions and 48 chickens per repetitions. The experimental treatments consisted of a basal diet (DB; T0) and DB + supplementation with 0.50 (T1) and 0.75% (T2) of CLP. At 32 days, the body weight, feed intake and feed conversion ratio were not modified (p>0.05) by the experimental groups; however, T1 increased (p0.05) for the other edible portions. Moreover, this natural product (A. occidentale) increased (p0.05). Similarly, T1 favored (p0.05) in the relative weight of the immune organs (thymus, bursa of Fabricius, and spleen). Dietary supplementation with cashew leaves powder enhanced the viability of the batch (0.5%), some edible portions (0.75%), the breast pigmentation, and the cecal beneficial bacteria count in broilers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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