Effect of different levels of Origanum Vulgare and Cinnamom Zelanicum powder on performance, some blood parameters and glutathione peroxidase enzyme of heat stressed broiler chickens

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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of origanum vulgare and cinnamom zelanicum powder on performance and some blood parameters of heat stressed broiler chickens .A total of 200, 1-day-old male broiler chickens (Ross 308) were randomly allocated to 5 treatments with 4 replicates and 10 chicks each, as a completely randomized design. The dietary treatments consisted of: basal diet (BD), BD + 0.25% origanum vulgae, BD + 0.5% origanum vulgar, BD + 0.25% cinnamom zelanicum and BD + 0.5% cinnamom zelanicum . The experiment was conducted from 25 to 42 day of age, before that, all the birds were fed the basal diet. The birds were kept at 34°C±2 (9.00 to 17.00 h) from 25 to 42 day of age. The results indicated that dietary supplementation with origanum vulgare and cinnamom zelanicum did not affect feed intake (FI). Dietary supplementation with origanum vulgare and cinnamom zelanicum increased BWG and decreased FCR compared to basal diet (P<0.01). The highest BWG and the lowest FCR were observed in the birds supplemented with 0.5% origanum vulgare, 0.25% and 0.5% cinnamom zelanicum respectively. Inclusion of 0.5% cinnamom zelanicum to the diet decreased heterophyl to lymphocyte ratio by 10% compared to the control (P<0.05). Inclusion 0.5% of origanum vulgare powder to the diet increased glutathione peroxidase enzyme activity by 74% compared to the control group (P<0.05). In conclusion, diet supplementation with 0.5% origanum vulgare and cinnamom zelanicum powder could improve performance and immune response and somehow suppressed the negative effects of heat stress.

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Animal Sciences Journal
Volume 30, Issue 115
September 2017
Pages 221-232

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