B. Karimi; Sh. Rahimi; M.A. Karimi Torshizi
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The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of medicinal plants on growth performance, immune system and blood parameters of broilers. In this study, a total of 480 one-d-old male broiler chicks (Ross 308) were randomly allocated to eight experimental groups, each with three replications and 20 birds ...
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The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of medicinal plants on growth performance, immune system and blood parameters of broilers. In this study, a total of 480 one-d-old male broiler chicks (Ross 308) were randomly allocated to eight experimental groups, each with three replications and 20 birds in each replicate. The basal diet was consumed with 15-ppm virginiamycin and the plant extracts of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus L.), German chamomile (Matricaria chammomilla L.),Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.), Iranian caraway (Bunium persicum (Boiss.) B. Fedtsch.), Garlic (Allium sativum L.) and licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.), at 0.1% in drinking water. At day 41, three birds of each experimental unit were bled to measure haematocrit, cholesterol, triglyceride, total protein, uric acid, LDL and HDL. The birds were vaccinated against Newcastle disease (ND) via drinking water at day 23 and blood samples were taken at days 34 and 41.The highest ND titer and antibody titer to SRBC was observed in German chamomile group and eucalyptus group (p<0.05), respectively. The highest level of serum triglyceride was observed in virginiamycin group at day 42; however, it was not statistically significant with control group (p<0.05). The lowest level of cholesterol was measured in garlic group (p<0.05), and the lowest level of LDL was determined in eucalyptus group (p<0.05).
Z. Ranjbar; F. Shariatmadari; M.A. Karimi Torshizi
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This experiment was designed to study the effects of feeding diets containing different levels of yucca extract and antibiotic on growth performance, blood parameters, immune system and ascites index. Three hundred and twelve, one-day old broiler chicks (Arian) were used in a completely randomized design ...
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This experiment was designed to study the effects of feeding diets containing different levels of yucca extract and antibiotic on growth performance, blood parameters, immune system and ascites index. Three hundred and twelve, one-day old broiler chicks (Arian) were used in a completely randomized design with four treatments, consisting of three replications and 26 (male & female) chicks per pen. The treatments consisted of control (without supplementation), Yucca schidigera extract at 150 and 225 mg/kg, and virginiamycin at 15 mg/kg up to six weeks of age. Significant differences were found for feed intake, feed efficiency, and body weight gain in the studied treatments (p < 0.01). Immune responses, expressed as a primary and secondary antibody response to SRBC, were affected by treatments (p < 0.01). Treatment groups did not affect the weights of organs (p < 0.05). Effects of treatments on cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL levels, at 35 days of age, were significant on the parameters evaluated in different experimental groups (p < 0.01). The trends observed indicate that Yucca schidigera extract could have beneficial effects on broiler chicks performance.
M. Mehrabadi; F. Shariatmadari; M.A. Karimi Torshizi
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The present experiment was carried out to determine the effects of barley-based diet supplied with probiotic, medicinal plant and antibiotic on performance, blood factor, and broiler's SRBC criteria as means to assess immune response. Three hundred and twenty day-old male broiler chicks were allocated ...
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The present experiment was carried out to determine the effects of barley-based diet supplied with probiotic, medicinal plant and antibiotic on performance, blood factor, and broiler's SRBC criteria as means to assess immune response. Three hundred and twenty day-old male broiler chicks were allocated to a randomized complete blocks design with 4 treatments consisting of 4 replications for 42 days. Experiment treatments were included: 1) basal diet with 20% barley (barley control), 2) barley control + probiotic Galpro, 3) barley control + medicinal plant Antibiophen, and 4) barley control + antibiotic virginiamycin. In addition, basal diet supplemented with commercial enzyme preparation. Body weight (BW), feed intake (FI), feed conversion ratio (FCR), blood cholesterol and triglyceride and SRBC, as criteria of immune system response were the measured parameters. Analysis of the experiment showed significant differences within treatments for 42 day-old body weight, as antibiotic treatment had the highest BW and control barely showed the lowest BW. Among treatments, significant differences were found in FCR for the whole duration of the experiment (P<0.05). Not significant differences in FI were noted among treatments during experiment. The FCR was highest in the barley plus enzyme group, but not much different for other treatment groups. Stimulating of immunity system was determined with sheep erythrocytes in two stages. Antibody titer against sheep erythrocytes in groups fed with probiotic and medicinal plant were more than other groups (P<0.05). Cholestrol and triglyceride levels of serume were affected by treatments; medicinal plants had resulted to lowest cholesterol level and antibiotic caused highest triglyceride level. It could be concluded that diet supplementation of broiler chicken with medicinal plant and probiotic as compared with antibiotic offset the negative effect of barley inclusion.
M. Bahrami; F. Shariatmadari; M.A. Karimi Torshizi
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The aim of this study was to determine the effect of dietary extract of thyme and peppermint and vitamin E on layer immunie system and performance in heat stress condition and content of peroxidation egg during storage. One hundred fourty-four Lohmann strain light hens (26 weeks) allocated to four treatments ...
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The aim of this study was to determine the effect of dietary extract of thyme and peppermint and vitamin E on layer immunie system and performance in heat stress condition and content of peroxidation egg during storage. One hundred fourty-four Lohmann strain light hens (26 weeks) allocated to four treatments with 3 replications and 6 birds in each replication. Experiment treatments applied included control, thyme, peppermint and vitamin E (200 PPM)) that were hold in two different house temperature (normal and cyclic temperature). Plant extract administrated via drinking water were 1% for normal and 0.6% for warm house. Malondialdehyde (MDA) was determined in fresh and stored eggs for 14 days at different holding temperature (4*c and 23-27*c). Prior to and 14 days after vaccination against Newcastle disease (Lasota) blood samples were collected to evaluate the birds immune responses. To determinate of effects of factors against sheep red blood cell (SRBC) at 42nd and 47th days of experiment antigen were injected. Vitamin E induced antibody against Newcastle vaccination in layers kept at normal temperature (P0.05). Produced antibody amount was increased against NV after vaccination (P>0.05). Antibody titration was not affected by house temperature. Experiment treatment depressed egg MDA (P<0.05). MDA level in fresh egg yolk and those hold at 4*c were reduced by vitamin E, mint and thyme to the extend that in vitamine E group was lowest of all
Z. Teymouri Zadeh; Sh. Rahimi; M.A. Karimi Torshizi; R. Omidbaigi
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This experiment was designed to investigate the comparison of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.), coneflower (Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench.), garlic (Allium sativum L.) extracts and virginiamycin antibiotic as growth promoter in poultry industry on performance and carcass characteristics of Broilers. A total ...
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This experiment was designed to investigate the comparison of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.), coneflower (Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench.), garlic (Allium sativum L.) extracts and virginiamycin antibiotic as growth promoter in poultry industry on performance and carcass characteristics of Broilers. A total four hundred and eighty 1-day old male broiler (Ross strain) chicks were assigned to the basal diet (control) and basal diet supplemented with 0.15% virginiamycin, 0.1% extracts of thyme (Thymus vulgaris), coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), garlic (Allium sativum) and mixture of extracts with the same dose. At the end of the experiment two chickens from each replication were randomly selected and killed to investigate the weigh of digestive organs and fat pad. There was significant difference in feed conversion ratio (FCR) between the treatments (p0.05). Lowest and highest FCR was related to virginiamycin and coneflower (pThymus vulgaris) (p>0.05). There was no difference in carcass characteristics and fat pad except small intestinal weight. Virginiamycin had the lowest small intestinal weight but the control had the highest (p
