Feeding graded levels of dried Sea buckthorn (Hippophaes rhamnoides) berries to broiler chickens

Pirgozliev, V., Mansbridge, S.C., Whiting, I.M., Rose, S.P., Kljak, K., Johnson, A.E., Drijfhout, F., Orczewska‐Dudek, S., Atanasov, A.G. and Mihova, T. (2023) Feeding graded levels of dried Sea buckthorn (Hippophaes rhamnoides) berries to broiler chickens. Annals of Applied Biology. ISSN 1744-7348

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of graded levels (0, 3, 6, 9 and 12 g/kg) of dry Sea buckthorn (SB) berries on growth performance, gastrointestinal tract (GIT) development, jejunal histomorphology, bird antioxidant status and caecal short-chain fatty acid concentration when fed to female Ross 308 broiler chickens. In addition, expression of cytokine biomarker genes in the jejunum was evaluated. The five experimental diets were fed from 7 to 21 days age to 8 pens (two birds in each) following randomisation. Feeding SB did not influence bird growth performance (p > .05). There was a linear decrease in butyric, acetic and valeric acid concentrations in caecal digesta (p < .05) and a decrease (p < .05) in crypt depth. The expression of IFNG and CD40LG responded quadratically (p < .05), peaking at 6–9 g/kg dietary inclusion of SB, respectively. Other studied variables were not affected by dietary SB inclusion (p > .05). Feeding dry SB berries up to 12 g/kg of diet did not improve the zootechnical variables of healthy commercial-strain broilers in this study.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	broiler chicken, gene expression, gut health, Sea buckthorn
Divisions:	Agriculture and Environment (from 1.08.20)
Depositing User:	Miss Anna Cope
Date Deposited:	24 Mar 2023 11:31
Last Modified:	24 Mar 2023 11:31
URI:	https://hau.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17922

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