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- Title
Effects of Compound Acidifier and Probiotics on Production Performance, Blood Biochemical Indexes, Antioxidant Indexes and Salmonella Infection of Laying Hens.
- Authors
Zhou Ling; Ding Xuemei; Luo Yuheng; Wang Jianping; Bai Shiping; Meng Huaiwang; Zhang Keying
- Abstract
This study evaluated the effects of compound acidifier and probiotics on production performance, blood biochemical indexes, antioxidant indexes and Salmonella infection of laying hens. A total of 600 50-week-old healthy laying hens with similar laying rate were randomly assigned to four groups,10 repeats each group, and each repeat contained 15 chickens. The laying hens in control group were fed a basal diet, and in the other three experimental groups were fed basal diets supplemented with 300 g/t probiotics, 0.1% compound acidifier in the drinking water every other day, and 300 g/t probiotics + 0. 1% compound acidifier in the drinking water every other day, respectively. After the feeding of 16 weeks, a total of 60 laying hens from control group were divided into four treatments as the same above for a 13-day long Salmonella challenge (1. 3 × 108 CFU) trial. The results were shown as follows: no significant effects were observed on production performance, hemoglobin content, the superoxide dismutase activity and total antioxidant capacity of reproductive organ in compound acidifier and probiotics groups (P 0. 05). Dirty egg rate was significantly decreased in compound acidifier group, probiotics group and combination group of both (P 0. 05). Compared with the control group, white blood cell count in probiotics group was significantly decreased (P 0. 05),and the immunoglobulin content in probiotics group tended to be increased (P = 0. 061). The malondialdehyde (MDA) content in oviduct isthmus of hens in compound acidifier group and combination group was significantly decreased compared with the control group (P 0. 05). The Salmonella positive rate in oviduct of hens in compound acidifier group was significantly decreased at the 7th and 14th days (P 0. 05), but that in probiotics group and combination group was not significantly different compared with control group (P 0. 05). In conclusion, compound acidifier and probiotics can improve health status of laying hens through decreasing the dirty egg rate and increasing antioxidant capacity and immunity of them, thus reducing Salmonella infection of body and eggs.
- Subjects
POULTRY disease prevention; PROBIOTICS; ANTIOXIDANTS; SUPEROXIDE dismutase; MALONDIALDEHYDE; SALMONELLA infections in poultry
- Publication
Animal Husbandry & Feed Science, 2017, Vol 9, Issue 3, p151
- ISSN
1943-9911
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.19578/j.cnki.ahfs.2017.03.006