Effects of feed supplemented with fermented pine needles (Pinus ponderosa) on growth performance and antioxidant status in broilers

Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of Aspergillus niger-fermented pine needles and nonfermented pine needles on growth performance and antioxidant capacity in broiler chicks. In total, 300 1-day-old broiler chicks were randomly allocated to 5 dietary treatments, which were then denoted as the control treatment (basal diet); the nonfermented treatment (containing 0.3% and 0.6% nonfermented treatment, respectively, in the starter and grower phase); or the fermented 1, fermented 2, or fermented 3 treatments. The fermented 1, fermented 2, and fermented 3 treatments contained 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5% fermented treatment, respectively, in the starter phase and 0.2, 0.6, and 1.0% fermented treatment, respectively, in the growth phase for 42 d. The results showed that fermentation treated supplementation had no adverse effect on the growth performance of broilers at 42 d of age. The activity of total nitric oxide synthase was significantly (P<0.05) decreased in the fermented treatment compared with the control and nonfermented treatments in broilers at 21 d of age. Compared with the control, broilers had higher (P<0.05) total superoxide dismutase activities and total antioxidant capacity when they were provided with either the fermented 2 or fermented 3 diet. The malondialdehyde content was significantly (P<0.05) decreased in the fermented 2 and fermented 3 treatments compared with the control and nonfermented treatments. It was concluded that the addition of fermented treatment to the diet could improve antioxidant capacity in broilers, as evidenced by the decrease in malondialdehyde and the increase in total superoxide dismutase activities; however, the effect of fermentation treatment on growth performance was negligible.

Stress Indicator, Carcass Composition, and Meat Cholesterol of Kampung-Broiler Crossbred Chicken Treated By Different Stocking Density

“…The relatively same densities that also shows no difference of THI on each pen is suspected as a factor for the exceed-free radical absence, meaning that heat stress in each pen showed no oxidative stress. This is in accordance with Wu et al, (2015) which shows the no effect of liver malondialdehyde level of 21-days and 42-days control treatment broiler maintained with stocking density of 8 birds m -2 . In case of heat stress among treatment cage density may affect the levels of malondialdehyde due to an increase in oxidative stress.…”

Fermented Astragalus in diet altered the composition of fecal microbiota in broiler chickens

“…Levels of serum catalase (CAT), glutathione superoxide dismutase (GSH-Px), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and antioxidant capacity (AOC) were analyzed by spectrophotometrical methods with ELISA assay kits (Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute, Nanjing, China) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. These antioxidant enzymes play an important role in balancing redox status (Wu et al 2015 ).…”

“…In previous studies, fermented herbs, including Ginkgo biloba leaves, Pinus needles, reportedly improve growth performance, feed efficiency, meat quality, immune function, and blood parameters in livestock (Ahmed et al 2016 ; Wu et al 2015 ; Zhang et al 2015 ). Fermented herbs such as Anoectochilus formosanus Hyata, Flos Lonicera , and Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae have antioxidant activity and modulate the intestinal microbiota of rats (Ng et al 2011 ; Wang et al 2014a , 2015 ).…”

Biological and biochemical characteristics of male reproductive system, serum metabolites and carcass quality of Japanese quails by the supplementation of Pinus ponderosa leaves and α‐tocopherol acetate

“…Kim, Kim, Choi, et al (2012a) reported after the supplementation of mixture of pine leaves powder and mugwort in boiler, a significant decrease in LDL and total cholesterol was seen. Similarly, Wu, Wang, Wang, Li, and Qi (2015) reported the effects of pine leaves extracts and found significant decreases in total cholesterol in rats. It is assumed from the study that pine leaves play an important role in the reduction of lipids which may be due to the presence of lipid lower potent biochemical substances (Kim, Kim, Min, et al, 2012b).…”