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- Title
Koyunlarda Yeme Yucca Schidigera ve Zeolit Katılmasının Kan Sitokin ve Tiroid Hormon Düzeylerine Etkileri.
- Authors
ERYAVUZ, Abdullah; DURMUŞ, İbrahim; KÜÇÜKKURT, İsmail; İNCE, Sinan
- Abstract
This study is aimed to compare the effects of combined supplementation of Yucca schidigera (YS) and clinoptilolite as a zeolite source to diet on the blood IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α and thyroid hormones concentrations in sheep. A total of 24 sheep were divided four groups as the Control, YS group, Zeolite and YS + Zeolite group and each group was contained 6 animals. The basal diet was given to animals in control group, while the animals in the Zeolite, YS and YS + Zeolite groups were fed with the experimental diet contained the basal diet plus 3% clinoptilolite, 1500 ppm YS and 1500 ppm YS + 3% clinoptilolite, respectively. The blood samples were taken from the animals in the end of experimental period lasted 30 days. The plasma IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, T3 and T4 concentrations were determined by using the commercial ELISA. The supplementation of YS decreased the plasma IL-1β concentration and the combined supplementation of Zeolite and YS lowered the plasma TNF-α concentration. The plasma IL-6, T3 and T4 concentrations were not affected by the treatments. As a result, it was concluded that the combined supplementation of zeolite and YS, which are two natural feed additives, instead of adding them separately to the feed, may affect the proinflammatory cytokines production in sheep blood.
- Subjects
YUCCA schidigera; ZEOLITES; CLINOPTILOLITE; SAPONINS; THYROID hormones
- Publication
Kocatepe Veterinary Journal / Kocatepe Veteriner Dergisi, 2022, Vol 15, Issue 2, p233
- ISSN
1308-1594
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.30607/kvj.1012012