Impacts of tea tree or lemongrass essential oils supplementation on growth, immunity, carcass traits, and blood biochemical parameters of broilers reared under different stocking densities

Ghanima, Mahmoud M. Abo; Swelum, Ayman A.; Shukry, Mustafa; Ibrahim, Safinaz A.; El‐Hack, Mohamed E. Abd; Khafaga, Asmaa F.; Alhimaidi, Ahmad R.; Ammari, Aiman A.; El‐Tarabily, Khaled A.; Younis, Mona

doi:10.1016/j.psj.2021.101443

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“…This shows that the addition of TTO does not change the flavor or amino acid content of goats. Studies have claimed that TTO can improve animal growth performance (Abo Ghanima et al, 2021 ; Puvaca et al, 2019 ; Qu et al, 2019 ). In animals, muscle protein turnover (protein synthesis and decomposition) is a critical factor affecting growth performance, but the effect of TTO on protein turnover in muscle tissue is still unknown.…”

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Dietary tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) oil supplementation enhances the expressions of amino acid transporters in goat ileal mucosa and improves intestinal immunity

Chen

Zhou

et al. 2022

Food Science & Nutrition

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Tea tree oil (TTO) is a plant‐derived additive with anti‐inflammatory, bactericidal, and growth‐promoting properties. However, little is known about the effects of TTO on intestinal amino acid transport and immune function in goats. Twenty‐four Ganxi goats (initial body weight of 13.5 ± 0.70 kg) were randomly allotted two treatments and fed either control (CON) or CON+TTO (0.2 ml/kg) diet. The addition of TTO to the diet significantly decreased (p < .05) tumor necrosis factor‐α content and increased (p < .05) interleukin‐2 (IL‐2) content in goat serum; significantly decreased (p < .05) IL‐12, and increased (p < .05) IL‐2 content in goat ileal mucosa; significantly increased (p < .05) secreted IgA content in the jejunal and ileal mucosa; significantly upregulated (p < .05) IL‐2 and downregulated (p < .05) IL‐12 at the mRNA level in the ileal mucosa; significantly elevated the levels of serine, arginine, and total amino acids in the ileal mucosa (p < .05); significantly upregulated (p < .05) SLC1A1 and SLC7A1 in the ileum; and significantly enhanced (p < .05) the protein expression of Claudin‐1 in the ileal mucosa. In summary, adding 0.2 ml/kg of TTO to the diet enhanced SLC1A1 and SLC7A1 mRNA expression in the ileal mucosa, and SLC1A1 and SLC7A1 could transport serine and arginine from the chyme to the ileal mucosa. Thus, increased serine and arginine content in the mucosa could improve intestinal immunity. TTO supplementation upregulated the expression of IL‐2 and Claudin‐1 in goat ileal mucosa, and enhanced immune function in the intestine.

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confidence: 99%

Dietary tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) oil supplementation enhances the expressions of amino acid transporters in goat ileal mucosa and improves intestinal immunity

Chen

Zhou

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Food Science & Nutrition

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“…Again, saponins' anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial abilities might explain the decrease. Supporting this idea, Abo Ghanima et al (2021) reported that supplementing 300 mg/kg of tea tree extract (rich in saponins) to the broiler diets improved their growth performance and reduced both serum and liver SAA concentrations.…”

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Blood biochemistry and stress biomarkers of broiler chickens supplemented with different levels of Yucca schidigera saponins reared under tropical conditions

Chung

Kassim

et al. 2022

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The primary goal of this study was to determine the impacts of supplementing varying amounts of Y. schidigera saponins on the blood biochemistry and stress biomarkers of broiler chickens raised in tropical settings. A total of 300 male day-old Ross 308 broilers were randomly assigned to six treatment groups. Treatment 1 broiler chickens were fed commercial diets with no added additives, whereas treatment 2 broiler chickens were offered commercial diets containing 100 mg/kg of the antibiotic oxytetracycline. Treatments 3, 4, 5, and 6 broiler chickens received similar commercial diets supplemented with 25, 50, 75, and 100 mg/kg of powdered Y. Shidigera saponins, respectively, without antibiotics. On day 42, six broilers from each treatment were randomly selected, slaughtered, and blood samples were collected for serum lipid profile, liver function,acute phase proteins, hormone, and heat shock protein analyses. There were notable changes (P < 0.05) in the serum lipid profile, acute phase proteins, hormone, and heat shock protein among treatments. Broilers treated with 100 mg/kg of Y.Shidigera saponins in T6 showed the lowest levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations while having the highest high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level without affecting the liver parameters. Moreover, the serum amyloid A, alpha-1-acid glycoprotein, corticosterone, and heat shock protein 70 concentrations were also the lowest as compared to the other treatments. In conclusion, supplementing 100 mg/kg of Y. Shidigera saponins in broiler diets could improve lipid profiles and act as an anti-stress for commercial broilers raised in tropical regions.

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“…Then according to the Tadese et al. method ( 12 ), we took out 20 prawns from each tank for 24h ammonia nitrogen stress experiment, and the survival rate of prawns in each tank was recorded after 24h. The weight gain rate, specific growth rate, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, hepatopancreas index, condition factor, and survival rate after stress were calculated in the following methods:…”

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“…According to the reference of Tadese et al. ( 12 ), because of the stable expression of β-actin, β-actin mRNA was chosen as an internal reference. The PCR primers were produced by Shanghai Sangon Biotechnology, Co., Ltd., China.…”

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“…In addition, fat hyperdeposition and peroxidation caused by lipid metabolism disorders could cause oxidative stress and damage the antioxidant system ( 10 ). Some studies found that plant essential oils could reduce the AST and ALT activity and the lipid deposition in the hepatopancreas, not only to aquatic animals but also to poultry ( 11 , 12 ). However, the mutual regulations among lipid metabolism, antioxidant pathways and the action mechanism of essential oils have still not been clarified.…”

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Comparative Proteomic Analysis Revealed the Mechanism of Tea Tree Oil Targeting Lipid Metabolism and Antioxidant System to Protect Hepatopancreatic Health in Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Sun

Zheng

et al. 2022

Front. Immunol.

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Tea tree oil (TTO) is a pure natural plant essential oil. The studies evaluated the hepatopancreas lipid metabolism and antioxidant efficacy of Macrobrachium rosenbergii fed with 0 (CT group) and 100 mg/kg TTO (TT group) by label-free quantification proteomic analysis. Compared to the CT group, the TT group improved growth performance and increased the survival rate after stress. Dietary TTO also decreased hemolymph AST and ALT activities and decreased hepatopancreatic vacuolation. At the same time, hepatopancreas lipids droplets and hemolymph lipids (TG, TC, LDL-C) were decreased, and the peroxidation products content (MDA, LPO, 4-HNE) was also decreased. In addition, the levels of hepatopancreas antioxidant enzymes (T-AOC, CAT, and SOD) were increased in the TT group. With proteomic analysis, a total of 151 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) (99 up-regulated and 52 down-regulated) were identified in the hepatopancreas. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and protein-protein interaction analysis showed that the 16 DEPs have interactions, which are mainly involved in the pathways related to lipid metabolism (fatty acid biosynthesis, fatty acid metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolism) and redox reaction (cytochrome P450 enzyme systems). Furthermore, the mRNA expression of 15 proteins followed the proteomic analysis with qRT-PCR validation. Pearson correlation analysis showed that fatty acids and glycerophospholipid metabolism-related proteins were highly correlated to peroxide content, glycerophospholipid metabolism, and cytochrome P450 system-related proteins (CYP1A1, GSTT1, GPX4) were highly correlated to AST and ALT. Additionally, GPX4 is closely related to peroxide content and antioxidant enzyme activity. Our results revealed that TTO plays a protective role in the hepatopancreas targeting the critical enzymes and antioxidant reactions in lipid metabolism. Provides a new perspective to elucidate the action path of TTO in protecting invertebrate hepatopancreas, highlights the influence of lipid metabolism on hepatopancreas health and the interaction between lipid metabolism and antioxidant system in the regulation of TTO.

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Impacts of tea tree or lemongrass essential oils supplementation on growth, immunity, carcass traits, and blood biochemical parameters of broilers reared under different stocking densities

Cited by 17 publications

References 30 publications

Dietary tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) oil supplementation enhances the expressions of amino acid transporters in goat ileal mucosa and improves intestinal immunity

Dietary tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) oil supplementation enhances the expressions of amino acid transporters in goat ileal mucosa and improves intestinal immunity

Blood biochemistry and stress biomarkers of broiler chickens supplemented with different levels of Yucca schidigera saponins reared under tropical conditions

Comparative Proteomic Analysis Revealed the Mechanism of Tea Tree Oil Targeting Lipid Metabolism and Antioxidant System to Protect Hepatopancreatic Health in Macrobrachium rosenbergii

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