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. 2021 Apr;100(4):101031.
doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101031. Epub 2021 Jan 29.

Effects of Macleaya cordata extract on laying performance, egg quality, and serum indices in Xuefeng black-bone chicken

Songchang Guo  1 , Jiaxing Lei  1 , Lulu Liu  1 , Xiangyong Qu  1 , Peng Li  1 , Xu Liu  1 , Ying Guo  2 , Qiaoqin Gao  1 , Fulin Lan  1 , Bing Xiao  2 , Changqing He  1 , Xiaoyan Zou  3
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Effects of Macleaya cordata extract on laying performance, egg quality, and serum indices in Xuefeng black-bone chicken

Songchang Guo et al. Poult Sci. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

The abuse of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in feed has led to drug resistance and ecological damage would threaten human health eventually. Natural plants have become a hotspot in the research and application of substituting AGPs because of their advantages of safety, efficiency, and availability. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Macleaya cordata extract (MCE) in the diet of Xuefeng black-bone chicken on laying performance, egg quality, and serum indices. In this study, 576 birds (47-week-old) were evenly distributed between 4 treatments with 6 replicates of 24 hens each. The control group was fed a basal diet without MCE and the remaining groups received 100, 150, or 200 mg/kg MCE for 84 d. Results revealed that the strength and thickness of the eggshell increased significantly with the dietary addition of MCE (P < 0.05). The serum concentrations of glutathione peroxidase increased in the MCE groups (P < 0.01). Simultaneously, progesterone, follicle stimulating hormone, estradiol as well as serum luteinizing hormone levels also increased with the addition of MCE (P < 0.05). Compared with the control group, supplementation of MCE significantly decreased the tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 levels (P < 0.01). In summary, it was concluded that diet addition of 200 mg/kg MCE ameliorated egg quality, enhanced anti-oxidation and immune activity, and regulated hormone secretion of Xuefeng black-bone chicken.

Keywords: Macleaya cordata extract; Xuefeng black-bone chicken; anti-oxidation and immune activity; egg quality; laying performance.

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Comparison of egg laying performance and reproductive performance of Xuefeng black-bone chicken with different amounts of added MCE (statistics every 4 wk): (A) laying rate; (B) average egg weight; (C) fertilization rate; (D) hatching rate. Note: In the same statistical period (4 wk), # represents significant difference (P < 0.05) compared with group E. E: MCE 0 mg/kg; F: MCE 100 mg/kg; G: MCE 150 mg/kg; H: MCE 200 mg/kg.
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