Effect of a phytogenic additive on blood serum indicator levels and fatty acids profile in fattening turkeys meat

Autor: Branislav Gálik, Anna WILKANOWSKA, Daniel Bíro, Michal ROLINEC, Milan Šimko, Miroslav Juráček, Róbert HERKEĽ, Guiseppe MAIORANO
Jazyk: Bulgarian<br />Czech<br />English<br />Croatian<br />Hungarian<br />Polish<br />Slovak
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Central European Agriculture, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 383-398 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1332-9049
DOI: 10.5513/JCEA01/16.4.1642
Popis: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of a phytogenic additive on blood serum indicator levels and fatty acids profile of breast, leg muscles and liver in fattening turkeys. The experiment was realized in private turkey farm and in the Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. A total of 300 clinically healthy female turkeys (broad-breasted white turkey, hybrid XL) were used in the experiment. Female turkeys were randomly divided into two groups (150 pcs per each). In the control group, turkey were fed with standard complete feed mixtures for fattening, in the experimental group, standard diets from the beginning to 12th week were supplemented with the a blend of essential oils from origanum, anise and citrus fruits as well as a prebiotic rich fructooligosaccharides in dosage 1kg per 1000 kg of feed mixture. Fattening lasted 18 weeks. Blood serum was collected at the end of the experiment, during the slaughter of birds. Samples of breast and leg muscles, and liver for fatty acids composition evaluation were collected during birds dissection (10 samples per each group). After the 12 weeks of phytoadditive supplementation, a tendency of lower activity of serum alanine aminotransferase (53.963 vs. 3.499 U/L) and aspartate aminotransferase (6.238 vs. 1.012 U/L) in experimental group of turkeys was found (P0.01) content of cis-8,11,14-eicosadienoic and arachidonic acids. The phytoadditive supplementation significantly (P
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