Alleviation of heat-stress-related physiological perturbations in growing rabbits using natural antioxidants

Autor: Ahmed H. Daader, Adham A. Al-Sagheer, Hassan A. Gabr, Elham A. Abd El-Moniem
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp e0610-e0610 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2171-9292
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2018163-13184
Popis: The current study was performed to evaluate the effects of the dietary inclusion of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), betaine (BET), lemongrass essential oil (LGEO), gallic acid (GA), vitamin C (VC) and vitamin E (VE) on different body temperature traits and stress hormone and glucose levels in heat-stressed growing rabbits. Rabbits were fed diets with no supplementation (control group) or supplemented with 15 g of EVOO, 400 mg of LGEO, 500 mg of GA, 1000 mg of BET, 500 mg of VC, or 200 mg of VE per kg of diet. All tested feed additives, especially EVOO, had a lowering effect on various rabbit temperature traits. Both triiodothyronine (T3) and tetraiodothyronine/thyroxine (T4) were increased (p
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