Evaluation of Three Formulations of Essential Oils in Broiler Chickens under Cyclic Heat Stress
The objective of the present research was to assess the dietary supplementation of three formulations of essential oils (EO) in chickens under heat stress (HS). Day-of-hatch Cobb 500 chicks ( = 500) were randomly distributed into four groups: 1. HS control + control diets; 2. HS + control diets supp...
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Published in | Animals (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 4; p. 1084 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Switzerland
MDPI AG
10.04.2021
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Summary: | The objective of the present research was to assess the dietary supplementation of three formulations of essential oils (EO) in chickens under heat stress (HS). Day-of-hatch Cobb 500 chicks (
= 500) were randomly distributed into four groups: 1. HS control + control diets; 2. HS + control diets supplemented with 37 ppm EO of
(LO); 3. HS + control diets supplemented with 45 ppm LO + 45 ppm EO of
(RO) + 300 ppm red beetroot; 4. HS + 45 ppm LO + 45 ppm RO + 300 ppm natural betaine. Chickens that received the EO showed significant (
< 0.05) improvement on BW, BWG, FI, and FCR compared to control HS chickens. Average body core temperature in group 3 and group 4 was significantly (
< 0.05) reduced compared with the HS control group and group 2. Experimental groups showed a significant reduction in FITC-d at 42 days, a significant increase in SOD at both days but a significant reduction of IFN-γ and IgA compared with HS control (
< 0.05). Bone mineralization was significantly improved by EO treatments (
< 0.05). Together these data suggest that supplemental dietary EO may reduce the harmful effects of HS. |
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ISSN: | 2076-2615 2076-2615 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ani11041084 |