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ArticleVeterinary world2024

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Maha Mamdouh, Seham F Shehata, Amira El-Keredy, Dina A Awad, Talaat Khedr El-Rayes, Mohamed M M Elsokary, Samar H Baloza

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Article in Veterinary world, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Maha MamdouhDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, PO 137386, Benha, Egypt.
Seham F ShehataVeterinary Economics and Farm Management, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, PO 137386, Benha, Egypt.
Amira El-KeredyDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Dina A AwadDepartment of Food Hygiene and Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, PO 13736, Benha, Egypt.
Talaat Khedr El-RayesDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Mohamed M M ElsokaryVeterinary Medicine and Food Security Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi 17155, United Arab Emirates.
Samar H BalozaGenetics and Genetic Engineering, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, PO 137386, Benha, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Aim: Materials and Methods: Two hundred 1-day-old male Cobb chicks were randomly allocated into four treatment groups, each containing five replicates and 10 birds. The experimental groups consisted of G1 (basal diet), G2 (basal diet with 0.3% AA), G3 (basal diet with 0.6% AA), and G4 (basal diet with 0.9% AA). The birds had continuous access to feed and water throughout the study. The experiment lasted for 42 days. We measured the growth performance (Feed intake, Life weight), carcass traits (weight after slaughter, dressed carcass, heart, gizzard, spleen, giblet and thymus weight), liver and spleen antioxidants (CAT, GSH, SOD), and gene expression of anti-inflammatory and immune- related genes. Results: The primary findings revealed that the addition of 0.6% AA had a positive impact (p < 0.05) on all investigated variables compared with the control and other groups. Dietary supplementation with 0.6% AA led to increased breast, giblet, skeleton, and total yield, and net return compared with the control group. Supplementation with AA exhibited antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunological effects through improved levels of antioxidant superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in tissue homogenates of the liver and spleen. It also upregulated the relative messenger RNA levels of anti-inflammatory interleukin (IL)-10, SOD, CAT, and GSH-Px, whereas IL-1β and tumor necrosis factor-alpha were downregulated. Conclusion: The study found that AA is a promising replacement for antibiotics in poultry farming as a growth promoter for chickens. 0.6% AA in the broiler diet yielded the best results, striking a balance between superior performance and robust economic benefits.

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