Effects of periodical application of bioactive peptides derived from cottonseed on performance, immunity, total antioxidant activity of serum and intestinal development of broilers

Autor: Nasir Landy, Farshid Kheiri, Mostafa Faghani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Animal Nutrition, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 134-141 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-6545
DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2020.06.008
Popis: This experiment aimed to examine the effect of periodical application of bioactive peptides derived from cottonseed (BPC) in comparison with using sub-therapeutic doses of lincomycin and the excessive inclusion of vitamin E on performance, immunity, total antioxidant capacity of serum and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens. A total of 240 one-d-old male broiler chicks with similar initial weight (Ross strain) were randomly assigned to 6 groups (8 chicks/pen): non-treated group (basal diet), basal diet supplemented with 2 mg/kg lincomycin, basal diet supplemented with 50 IU vitamin E, basal diet supplemented with 6 g BPC/kg in starter period, basal diet supplemented with 6 g BPC/kg in starter and grower periods and basal diet supplemented with 6 g BPC/kg throughout the whole experiment. The highest final body weight was obtained in the group supplemented with BPC in starter and grower periods. In the finisher phase, broilers fed the diet containing BPC in the starter period and in the whole trial had significantly (P 0.05). Broilers supplemented with BPC in starter and grower, and in the whole trial had significantly (P
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