Vet World Vol.13 April-2020 Article-23
Research Article
Veterinary World, 13(4): 768-773
https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2020.768-773
Growth performance and hematological changes in growing pigs treated with Cordyceps militaris spent mushroom substrate
2. Department of Surgery and Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Background and Aim: This study was aimed to compare the efficacy of dietary Cordyceps militaris spent mushroom substrate (CMS) on growth performance, immunity, metabolic profiles, and antioxidant capacity in growing pigs.
Materials and Methods: Seventy-two crossbred growing pigs (Duroc×Landrace×Yorkshire) with an average initial body weight (BW) of 25.78±0.33 kg were allotted into two dietary treatments in six pens (six growing pigs each). Dietary treatments were (i) control and (ii) supplemented group with 2 g/kg CMS.
Results: Growing pigs fed with 2 g/kg CMS showed improvements in final BW (p=0.034) and average daily weight gain (p=0.039). Moreover, there were positive changes in immunoglobulin A (p=0.013), immunoglobulin G (p=0.019), total antioxidant capacity (p=0.001), and glutathione peroxidase activity (p=0.003), whereas decreased leukocyte percentage (p=0.002), cholesterol (p=0.023), and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations (p=0.002) were noted in the CMS supplemented treatment. Average daily feed intake, gain-to-feed ratio, glucose, aspartate aminotransferase, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein were unaffected by the treatments.
Conclusion: Supplementation of CMS at 2 g/kg of diet increases growth performance, immunoglobulin secretion, and antioxidant capacity, whereas it lowers leukocyte percentage, cholesterol, and MDA concentrations in growing pigs. Keywords: antioxidant capacity, blood metabolites, Cordyceps militaris spent substrate, growing pigs, growth performance, immunoglobulins.
Keywords: antioxidant capacity, blood metabolites, Cordyceps militaris spent substrate, growing pigs, growth performance, immunoglobulins.
How to cite this article: Boontiam W, Wachirapakorn C, Wattanachai S (2020) Growth performance and hematological changes in growing pigs treated with Cordyceps militaris spent mushroom substrate, Veterinary World, 13(4): 768-773.
Received: 11-01-2020 Accepted: 11-03-2020 Published online: 23-04-2020
Corresponding author: Waewaree Boontiam E-mail: waewbo@kku.ac.th
DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.768-773
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