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The effects of using Purslane (Portulaca
oleracea L.) seeds
supplementation on performance,
some blood parameters and immune response in broiler chicks
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Tabatabaie SN*1 and Shahbaz Boroujeni AK |
1Department of
Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University,
Khorasgan Branch, Isfahan, Iran
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Abstract |
The
objective of this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding
Purslane seeds on performance and some blood parameters of broiler
chicks. A total of 350 one day olds chicks were divided into five
treatments and five replicates with 14 birds in each in a randomized
experimental design. The treatments were divided as basal diet with no
Purslane kept as control and 250 g/100 kg (T1), 500 g/100 kg (T2), 1000
g/100 kg (T3) and 2000 g/100 kg (T4) of Purslane seeds. The body weight
gains (BWG) and feed intake (FI) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) of
chicks were measured. At the end of experimental period, 2 male birds
from each replicate (totally 50 birds) were slaughtered for
determination of cholesterol profile. At 28 and 30 days of age, blood
samples were collected and antibody titres against New Castle Vaccine
and SRBC were measured. Data from current study showed that BWG improved
significantly in T4 with no effect on FI and FCR. Abdominal fat and
heart percentage weight increased significantly in T2 and T4
respectively. Purslane seeds tended to decrease blood cholesterol in T1
and T4. Broilers immune response data showed that supplementing broiler
chickens with Purslane seeds increased HI and SRBC none significantly at
28 and 30 days old chicks respectively. In conclusion, we demonstrated
that Purslane seeds may be used from 250 to 2000 g/kg to improve the
broiler performance and blood biochemistry.
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Keywords:
Purslane seeds; performance; blood parameters;
immune response; broiler chicks |
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To cite this article:
Tabatabaie SN and Shahbaz Boroujeni AK, 2015.
The effects of using
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) seeds
supplementation on performance, some blood parameters
and immune response in broiler chicks.
Res.
Opin.
Anim. Vet. Sci., 5(3): 138-142. |
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