[Effects of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae extracts on body temperature and weight gain of chickens in hot environment]

Autor: Xiao-Lin, Wu, Min, Dai, Wen-Si, Chen, Zi-Shuang, He, Wen-Kang, Wei, Hong-Zhi, Yang
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials. 31(10)
ISSN: 1001-4454
Popis: To validate the decreasing body temperature effect of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae extracts (SZSE) on chickens in hot environment and study its functions of sunstroke and hot-stress prevention.Ninety 1-day-old San-huang chickens were randomly divided into air-conditioning group, hot-treatment group,and SZSE group. The feed for SZSE group was added SZSE as 1 g/kg. The recta temperatures were recorded when chickens were 1, 14, 35 and 42 days old, and chickens were weighed when they were 35 and 56 days old.The body temperatures of SZSE group were remarkably lower than the hot-treatment group at 14th, 35th, 42th day (P0.05), but the average daily weight gain was higher at 35th and 56th day.SZSE can decrease body temperature and increase weight gain of chickens in hot environment.
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