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Abstract

In this study, oxidative stability of liver and breast meat, and immune response were evaluated in broiler chickens fed supplemental phytogenic feed additive (PFA) alone or in combination withBacillus licheniformis. Three experimental groups – control, PFA (60 mg kg-1), and PFA (60 mg kg-1) + 0.5 mg kg-1 B. licheniformis (1.6 × 1012 cfu g-1), each consisting of 5 replicates – were established with 20 one-day-old chickens per replicate (300 birds in total). Growth performance, carcass yield and characteristics, and meat quality remained unaffected. However, supplemental PFA and PFA + B. licheniformis improved the serum biochemistry and jejunal histomorphometry of broiler chickens (P<0.05). PFA and PFA + B. licheniformis groups had lower thiobarbituric acid reacting substances (TBARS) in liver, and freeze–thaw breast meat after 30, 60, and 90 d of storage (P<0.05). PFA and PFA + B. licheniformis supplementation lowered the carbonyl group in fresh and stored breast meat (P<0.05). Antibody titer against infectious bursal disease virus was higher in the PFA + B. licheniformis group than the control group (P<0.05). It can be concluded that PFA or PFA + B. licheniformis in broiler diets improves the health, oxidative stability of liver and breast meat, and immune response of broiler chickens.

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Title
Growth performance, carcass yield and characteristics, meat quality, serum biochemistry, jejunal histomorphometry, oxidative stability of liver and breast muscle, and immune response of broiler chickens fed natural antioxidant alone or in combination with Bacillus licheniformis
Author
Ahsan, Umair 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Adabi, Shahram Golzar 2 ; Özdemir, Özge Sayın 3 ; Sevim, Ömer 3 ; Tatlı, Onur 3 ; Kuter, Eren 4 ; Özcan Cengiz 3 

 Department of Plant and Animal Production, Burdur Vocational School of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, İstiklal Campus, Burdur 15030, Turkey; Centre for Agriculture, Livestock and Food Research, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, İstiklal Campus, Burdur 15030, Turkey 
 Huvepharma, Istanbul 6144, Turkey 
 Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Işıklı, Aydın 09016, Turkey 
 Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, İstiklal Campus, Burdur 15030, Turkey 
Pages
183-197
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
ISSN
00039438
e-ISSN
23639822
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
German
ProQuest document ID
2660906996
Copyright
© 2022. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.