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The effect of in ovo
injection of grape seed extract and vitamin C on hatchability,
antioxidant activity, yolk sac weight, performance and ileal micro flora
of broiler chickens
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Hosna Hajati*, Ahmad Hassanabadi, Abolghasem Golian, Hassan
Nassiri-Moghaddam and Mohammad Reza Nassiri |
Center
of Excellence
in the Animal Sciences Department, Ferdowsi
University
of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Abstract |
The influence of in ovo administration of grape seed extract
(GSE) and vitamin C on hatchability, glutathione peroxidase activity (GPx),
yolk sac weight, performance and ileal microflora of broiler chickens
were investigated in broiler. A total of 490 fertile eggs were divided
into seven groups: control group (not punctured nor treated with
additive), control group (penetrated with no additive), sham group
(normal saline, 0.5 ml/egg), GSE (3 mg/egg), GSE (4.5 mg/egg), GSE (6
mg/egg) and vitamin C (3 mg/egg). Experimental preparations were
injected into eggs at day 18 of incubation period. Hatched chicks were
raised till 10 days of age. In
ovo injection of 4.5 mg GSE/egg significantly increased
hatchability and GPx activity. However, there were no significant
differences among day-old weight, yolk sac weight and mortality of
chicks. In ovo administration of 4.5 mg GSE or vitamin C
increased average daily weight gain and average daily feed intake of
chickens compared to control groups. Further, In ovo injection of
4.5, 6 mg GSE or 3 mg vitamin C decreased ileal population of
Coliforms and E. Coli. In conclusion, in ovo injection
of 4.5 mg GSE/egg injected on 18th d of incubation has
positive effect on broiler chickens and has no adverse effect on the
performance of birds during starter period.
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Keywords:
In ovo
injection; grape seed extract; GPx activity; performance |
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To cite this article:
Hajati H, A Hassanabadi, A Golian, H Nassiri-Moghaddam and MR Nassiri,
2014.
The effect of In Ovo injection of grape seed extract and vitamin C on
hatchability, antioxidant activity, yolk sac absorption, performance and
ileal micro flora of broiler chickens.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 4(12): 633-638. |
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