Gul Shumaila, Hussain Fida, Taj Raheela, Ullah Asad
Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
J Adv Vet Anim Res. 2024 Jun 8;11(2):339-348. doi: 10.5455/javar.2024.k782. eCollection 2024 Jun.
In the present research work, we examined the dietary effect on gut health and growth traits in chickens.
There were 280 chicks (day old) that were weighted and allotted uniformly in seven groupings, each containing eight replicates ( 5). Birds were supplemented with leaf extract (MLE) and seed extract (MSE) for 35 days. Group I was the control (fed merely basal diets), while Group II received 0.8% MLE, Group III was given 0.8% MSE, Group IV was given 1.2% MLE, Group V was given 1.2% MSE, Group VI was given 0.8% MLE + 0.8% MSE, and Group VII was given 1.2% MLE + 1.2% MSE. At the end of the fifth week, two chickens were selected from each replica, and samples (small intestine and ileal ingesta) were collected.
The chicken diet with MLE and MSE supplements saw significant improvement ( < 0.05) in both feed conversion ratio (FCR) and body weight gain (BWG). In the small intestine (duodenal, jejunal, and ileal), dietary MLE and MSE supplements significantly increased ( < 0.05) the surface area of the villus and the ratio of their height/crypt depth in comparison to the control group. The MLE and MSE supplements significantly increased ( < 0.05) the total goblet cell counts in the small intestine. The Lactobacillus count was significantly improved ( < 0.05) and reduced ( < 0.05) in counts when the bird diet was supplemented with MLE (0.8%) and MSE (0.8%).
Results indicated that leaf and seed extract diet improved the growth trait and gut health in chickens.
在本研究工作中，我们研究了日粮对鸡肠道健康和生长性能的影响。
选取280只一日龄雏鸡，称重后均匀分配到七个组中，每组包含八个重复（每组5只）。给鸡补充叶提取物（MLE）和种子提取物（MSE），持续35天。第一组为对照组（仅饲喂基础日粮），第二组接受0.8%的MLE，第三组给予0.8%的MSE，第四组给予1.2%的MLE，第五组给予1.2%的MSE，第六组给予0.8%的MLE + 0.8%的MSE，第七组给予1.2%的MLE + 1.2%的MSE。在第五周结束时，从每个重复中选取两只鸡，采集样本（小肠和回肠内容物）。
补充MLE和MSE的鸡日粮在饲料转化率（FCR）和体重增加（BWG）方面均有显著改善（P < 0.05）。与对照组相比，在小肠（十二指肠、空肠和回肠）中，日粮补充MLE和MSE显著增加（P < 0.05）了绒毛表面积及其高度/隐窝深度的比值。MLE和MSE补充剂显著增加（P < 0.05）了小肠中杯状细胞的总数。当鸡日粮补充0.8%的MLE和0.8%的MSE时，乳酸杆菌数量显著增加（P < 0.05），大肠杆菌数量显著减少（P < 0.05）。
结果表明，叶和种子提取物日粮改善了鸡的生长性能和肠道健康。
