Effects of roots supplementation on growth performance, serum antioxidant and immune response in finishing lambs
| Autor: | Xiaoyan Hao, Pengju Wang, Youshe Ren, Gentang Liu, Jianxin Zhang, Brian Leury, Chunxiang Zhang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, Vol 33, Iss 6, Pp 965-972 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1011-2367 1976-5517 |
| DOI: | 10.5713/ajas.19.0295 |
| Popis: | Objective Astragalus membranaceus root is a well-known traditional Chinese herbal medicine with many biological active constituents. This study was conducted to examine the effects of Astragalus membranaceus root powder (AMP) on growth performance, serum antioxidant and immune response in finishing lambs. Methods A total of thirty-six Guangling fat-tailed ram lambs (body weight = 19±2 kg, mean ±standard deviation) were randomly assigned to one of six treatments for a 40 d feeding period, with the first 10 d for adaptation. Treatments consisted of the lambs’ basal diets with addition of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 g/kg of diet of AMP. Results Response to supplementation level of AMP was quadratic (p≤0.032) for final weight and ADG with the greatest at 10 g/kg of diet, but dry matter intake was not affected (p≥ 0.227) by treatments. The increase of AMP supplementation resulted in a quadratic response in contents of triglyceride and creatinine (p |
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