Effects of dietary lysophospholipids (lysolecithin) and vitamin C as feed additive in finishing period on performance, carcass characteristics and immune response of broiler chickens reared under thermonatural and high ambient temperature

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1 Animal Science Department, Razi University

2 Member of Scientific Board Animal Science Research Institute of Iran

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of lysophospholipid and vitamin C on performance, carcass characteristics and immune response of broiler chicks reared under thermonatural and high ambient . A total of 1680 mixed sexes broiler chicks (Cobb 500) in finishing rearing period (days 21-38 of age) allotted to two groups. In the first group, 480 chicks were subjected to four treatments with four replicates (n=30) and maintained in usual ambient temperature (24±1°C, thermonatural group: TN). In second group, the 1200 chicks were subjected to four treatments with 10 replicates (n=30), and exposed to high ambient temperature (34±1°C for 8 h daily, heat-stressed group: HS). Based on a 2 × 2 factorial arrangements in both groups, four experimental diets including LPLs (0 or 1000 mg/kg) and VC (0 or 500 mg/kg) were formulated and fed the chickens. In both groups, LPLs decreased body weight gain and increased FCR (P<0.05). In HS group, increased livability, antibody against bronchitis, relative weight of bursa and thymus were observed in chickens fed LPLs-supplemented diet (P<0.05) and increased relative weight of thymus and spleen were detected in chicks fed the VC-supplemented diet (P<0.05). In TN group, increased relative length of jejunum in birds fed LPLs-supplemented diet (P<0.05) and a significant interaction between LPLs and VC on response to phytohemagglutinin were detected. In conclusion, dietary supplemental LPLs and VC improved immune response of broiler chickens.

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Animal Sciences Journal
Volume 31, Issue 119
September 2018
Pages 155-168

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