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3. Effect of a specific combination of
carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, and Capsicum oleoresin on the growth
performance, carcass quality and gut integrity of broiler chickens
- M. H. H. Awaad, M. Elmenawey and Kawkab A. Ahmed
Veterinary World, 7(5): 284-290
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2014.284-290
M. H. H. Awaad: Poultry Diseases Department, Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
M. Elmenawey: Animal Production Department, Faculty of
Agriculture, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Kawkab A. Ahmed: Animal Production Department, Faculty of
Agriculture, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Received: 07-02-2014, Revised: 21-03-2014, Accepted: 27-03-2014,
Published online: 04-05-2014
Corresponding author: M.
H. H. Awaad, email: awaad3@gmail.com, Tel.: + 02-01006882528
Abstract
Aim: The effect of a specific
combination (SC) of carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, and Capsicum
oleoresin was investigated on productive performance and immune
response in broiler chickens.
Materials and Methods: Six hundred one-day-old broiler
chickens were randomly allocated into two groups for 5 weeks. The
SC was supplemented at 100 ppm of ration (presence or absence).
Results: Treatment of broiler chickens with the SC improved
productive performance variables as compared with the blank
control birds. It decreased total mortality, increased final body
weight, weight gain, production number and decreased final feed
conversion ratio (FCR) (P<0.05). The SC had a positive effect on
carcass quality and enhanced HI titer against Newcastle disease
(ND) virus vaccine, as compared to their untreated control group
(P<0.05). The SC treated birds had higher values of intestinal
diameter than the control ones.
Conclusion: It could be concluded that administration of a
specific combination of carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, and Capsicum
oleoresin to broiler chickens improved chicken zootechnical
performance response variables, had a potent immuno-modulatory
effect (potentiated immune response) and improved gut integrity.
Eventually, this combination could be used as a replacement to the
controversial feed additives (antibiotic growth promoters).
Keywords: Capsicum oleoresin, carvacrol, chickens,
cinnamaldehyde, gut integrity.
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