Effects of Ilicis Chinensis folium extract supplementation on growth performance, serum parameters, intestinal morphology, and antioxidant capacity of broiler chickens

Autor: Yingjie Zhong, Liang Li, Wujun Chen, Dongming Xing, Xiaolin Wu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Veterinary Research, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1746-6148
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-023-03667-4
Popis: Abstract Background Ilicis chinensis folium extract (ICFE) is a powder extracted and processed with Ilex chinensis Sims (ICS) which has numerous bioactivities and is conventionally used in traditional Chinese medicine. Nonetheless, there has been no definitive study evaluating ICFE’s application as a feed supplement for broilers. This research sought to determine the chemical composition and evaluate how dietary ICFE supplementation affects the growth performance, serum metrics, intestinal structure, and antioxidant capacity of broilers. Methods A total of 360 one-day-old broiler chicks were assigned to four treatments (with 9 replicates of 10 chicks, each) of dietary supplementation with ICFE at 0, 250, 500, and 1,000 mg /kg for 42 days. Results Ten polyphenolic compounds and two triterpenoid glycosides were detected by HPLC. In the grower stage and overall, broilers supplemented with 500 and 1,000 mg/kg ICFE exhibited a higher ADFI (P
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