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ArticlePoultry science2021

Effects of monobutyrin supplementation on egg production, biochemical indexes, and gut microbiota of broiler breeders.

Xin Feng, Fangang Kong, Liwei Zheng, Qien Qi, Lina Long, Li Gong, Weilong Huang, Huihua Zhang

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial, Veterinary
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Article in Poultry science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xin FengSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China 528000.
Fangang KongSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China 528000.
Liwei ZhengSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China 528000.
Qien QiSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China 528000.
Lina LongSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China 528000.
Li GongSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China 528000.
Weilong HuangKaiping Lvhuang Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Development Co., Ltd., Jiangmen, China 529311.
Huihua ZhangSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China 528000. Electronic address: hhzhang2@163.com.
Foshan University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of monobutyrin supplementation on egg production, biochemical indexes, and gut microbiota of broiler breeders at the late stage of production. A total of 180 healthy Qingyuan partridge broilers were randomly assigned to 2 groups: 1) corn-soybean meal-based diet and 2) basal diet supplemented with 250 mg monobutyrin/kg. Each treatment group had 6 replicates/cages with 15 birds within each replicate. The experiment started at week 33 and lasted for 8 wk. Egg production rate, feed conversion rate, shell breaking strength, and shell thickness were not different between control and treatment groups. Supplementation of monobutyrin increased egg weight and tended to decrease egg breaking rate of Qingyuan partridge chickens. Supplementation of monobutyrin did not affect any of the biochemical indexes except total protein concentration. The 4 antioxidant parameters measured were not affected either. Alpha diversity indexes (Shannon, Simpson, Chao1, Ace, and Good's Coverage) and composition of cecal microbiota were not affected by monobutyrin supplementation. Overall, supplementation of monobutyrin at 250 mg/kg level improved egg quality, but its effect on cecal microbiota composition was limited.

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ChickensGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimal FeedAnimalsDietDietary SupplementsGlycerides1-butyrylglycerolGlyceridesmicrobiotamonobutyrinproductionQingyuan partridge chicken

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PMID33518348
PMCPMC7936130
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