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Effects of various levels of pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.)
on carcass characteristics and serum cholesterol in broiler
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Ramin Shamlo1*, Javad Nasr1
and Farshid Kheiri2 |
1Department of Animal Science, College of
Agriculture, Saveh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran; 2Department
of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic
Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
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Abstract |
This study was conducted
to investigate the effects of pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.)
extract on carcass yield and serum cholesterol in broiler chickens. A
total of 320 one-day old broilers (Ross 308) were randomly allocated to
4 treatments, 4 replicates with 20 birds in each in a completely
randomized design. Treatments included were control and addition of
various levels of pennyroyal extracts at 50, 100, and 150 ppm in diets.
The results showed that inclusion of 150 ppm pennyroyal extract in diets
increased live body weight, carcass relative weight, carcass efficiency
and
heart
relative
weight
(P<0.05). In addition,
inclusion of pennyroyal extract at levels of 100 or 150 ppm in diets
increased relative weights of breast and wings
(P<0.05). Furthermore,
the lowest serum cholesterol and triglyceride and
low density lipoprotein levels were obtained in birds fed 150 ppm
pennyroyal group (P<0.05).
The results of present
study showed that pennyroyal (150 ppm) improved
carcasses yield and serum cholesterol.
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Keywords:
Broiler; carcass;
pennyroyal; serum lipids |
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To cite this article:
Shamlo R, J Nasr and F
Kheiri, 2014.
Effects of various levels of pennyroyal (Mentha
pulegium
L.) on carcass characteristics and serum cholesterol in broiler.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 4(8): 453-457. |
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