The effect of stevia as a feed sweetener on weight gain and feed consumption of broiler chickens

Wood, David; Lirette, A.; Crober, D. C.; Ju, Huang

doi:10.4141/cjas96-040

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“…Fewer studies have been conducted with poultry strains. In chickens, Wood et al (1996) observed no significant effect of 0-0.085% (84 ppm) dietary stevia on the performance of broiler chicks. Geuns et al (2003) reported that there was no effect of 667 mg stevioside/kg of feed on feed intake, body weight gain and feed conversion of laying hens and meat-type chickens.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Fewer studies have been conducted with poultry strains. In chickens, Wood et al. (1996) observed no significant effect of 0–0.085% (84 ppm) dietary stevia on the performance of broiler chicks.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Both the positive and negative control diets were more efficiently utilized than diets supplemented with either stevia leaves or stevioside. Wood et al (1996) reported no difference in weight gain and feed conversion of broilers fed a standard diet and those fed diets supplemented with stevia leaves upto 0.085%. The effects recorded in the current study may be due to the higher level of stevia supplementation.…”

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confidence: 97%

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Evaluation of supplementary stevia (Stevia rebaudiana, bertoni) leaves and stevioside in broiler diets: effects on feed intake, nutrient metabolism, blood parameters and growth performance

Atteh

Onagbesan²,

Tona³

et al. 2008

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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A perennial schrub, stevia, and its extracts are used as a natural sweetener and have been shown to possess antimicrobial properties. Stevia contains high levels of sweetening glycosides including stevioside which is thought to possess antimicrobial and antifungal properties. Little is known about the nutritional value of the schrub in livestock. This study determined the potential use of the shrub as a prebiotic animal feed supplement in light of the recent ban on the use of antibiotics in animal feed and the role of its constituent stevioside in the effects of the shrub. Male Cobb broiler chicks were fed a basal broiler diet without antibiotic but with performance enhancing enzyme mix (positive control), a basal diet without antibiotic and enzymes (negative control), or diets in which 2% of the negative control diet was replaced with either dried ground stevia leaves or 130 ppm pure stevioside during 2 week starter and 2 week grower periods. Body weight gains, feed conversion, abdominal fat deposition, plasma hormone and metabolites and caecal short chain fatty acids (SCFA) were measured in the broilers at 2 and 4 weeks of age. There was no significant effect of the treatments on feed intake during the starter period but birds fed diet supplemented with stevia leaves and stevioside consumed more feed (p < 0.05) than those fed the positive control diet during the grower period. Weight gain by birds fed the positive control and stevioside diets was higher (p < 0.05) than those fed other diets only during the starter period. Feed/gain ratio of birds fed the positive control and stevioside diets was superior (p < 0.05) to others. There was no effect of the treatments on nutrient retention and water content of the excreta. Dietary stevia leave and stevioside decreased total concentration of SCFA and changed their profile in the ceca. There was no effect of the treatments on pancreas weight. Dietary stevia reduced blood levels of glucose, triglycerides and triiodothyronine (T(3)) but had no effect on non-esterified fatty acids. In contrast, stevioside only decreased T(3). Both the stevia leaves and stevioside diets significantly increased abdominal fat content. It is concluded that dietary enzyme growth promoters are beneficial to the broilers only during the starter stage and that inclusion of stevia leaves or stevioside has no beneficial effect on the performance of broilers.

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Evaluation of supplementary stevia (Stevia rebaudiana, bertoni) leaves and stevioside in broiler diets: effects on feed intake, nutrient metabolism, blood parameters and growth performance

Atteh

Onagbesan²,

Tona³

et al. 2008

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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“…Debido a la presencia de esteviósidos y rebaudiósidos (glicósidos de esteviol), sus hojas son 200 a 300 veces más dulces que el azúcar de caña común (que contiene sacarosa) (Geuns 2003;Grosso et al 2012;Christaki et al 2013). Tanto las hojas de Stevia desecadas como sus compuestos bioactivos provenientes principalmente, de la hoja, tallos y flores, han sido ampliamente investigados no solo por sus propiedades edulcorantes sino que se han advertido otros efectos positivos muy interesantes, como antioxidantes, antimicrobianas, e incremento en la inmunidad, que actualmente son motivos de estudios (Wood et al 1996;Ghosh et al 2008;Jayaraman et al 2008;Christaki et al 2013;Shivanna et al 2013;Shukla & Mehta 2015). El descubrimiento de las otras propiedades de la Stevia surgió a partir de investigaciones tanto in vitro como in vivo, usando distintos métodos para extraer los diferentes compuestos activos de esta planta, principalmente de sus hojas (Wood et al 1996;Geuns 2003;Jayaraman et al 2008;Christaki et al 2013;Shivanna et al 2013;Gaddet et al 2017).…”

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Stevia (<i>Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni</i>): un aditivo natural efectivo en avicultura?

Peralta

Nilson

Grosso

et al. 2018

Ciencias Veterinarias

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En avicultura, la restricción de usar antibióticos promotores del crecimiento tanto en el nivel nacional como internacional y la demanda de los consumidores de productos naturales, han originado la búsqueda de aditivos de origen natural. Así surgen distintos agregados dietarios, denominados en su conjunto promotores naturales del crecimiento (PNC), que comprenden prebióticos, probióticos, simbióticos, ácidos orgánicos, enzimas y fitogénicos. Dentro de estos últimos, encontramos la Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni), endulzante en humanos, que en animales de interés productivo aumenta la eficiencia productiva de los mismos. Además, según se utilicen los tallos, las hojas o sus extractos, empleando diferentes metodologías de extracción, se obtienen variados componentes bioactivos con distintos mecanismos de acción. En general, dichos componentes presentan propiedades antioxidantes, antimicrobianas, antitumorales y antifúngicas; inclusive tienen efectos positivos sobre el sistema inmunológico. En aves, estos compuestos bioactivos mejoran la eficiencia productiva en pollos, sobre todo en las primeras semanas de vida y en adultos no dejan residuos en la carne o los huevos para mejorar la salud intestinal de las aves en las primeras semanas de vida. De este modo, la Stevia o sus compuestos bioactivos serían buenas alternativas para mejorar la salud intestinal en las primeras semanas de vida, lo que se reflejaría posteriormente en una mayor eficiencia productiva y mejor calidad de la canal en aves adultas.

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“…Therefore, antioxidant property of Stevia extract might be anticipated to protect chicks from some disturbance occurred by excess histamine production or stress. In this preliminarily experiment, an experiment was conducted to determine if dietary Stevia extract prevents gizzard erosion and ulceration and growth depression of chicks induced by under the conventional breeding condition (Wood et al,1996). In this experiment, an addition of Stevia extract to histamine-contained diet partially prevented the growth depression and gastric erosion by histamine.…”

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Effect of Dietary Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) Extract on Gizzard Erosion and UIceration Induced by Dietary Histamine in Broiler Chicks.

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An experiment was conducted to determine if dietary Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) extract prevents gizzard erosion and ulceration of chicks induced by dietary histamine. Day old broiler chicks were fed on a basal diet, a diet with 0.4% histamine or a diet containing 0.2% Stevia extract (on dry matter basis) +0.4% histamine for 14 days. Dietary histamine reduced growth and caused occurrence of gizzard erosion and ulceration as previously reported. Feeding of Stevia extract containing diet partly prevented retardation of growth and occurrence of gizzard erosion and ulceration caused by histamine. The result shows that the Stevia extract contains active substance(s) that attenuates histaminic action.

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The effect of stevia as a feed sweetener on weight gain and feed consumption of broiler chickens

Cited by 15 publications

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Evaluation of supplementary stevia (Stevia rebaudiana, bertoni) leaves and stevioside in broiler diets: effects on feed intake, nutrient metabolism, blood parameters and growth performance

Evaluation of supplementary stevia (Stevia rebaudiana, bertoni) leaves and stevioside in broiler diets: effects on feed intake, nutrient metabolism, blood parameters and growth performance

Stevia (<i>Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni</i>): un aditivo natural efectivo en avicultura?

Effect of Dietary Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) Extract on Gizzard Erosion and UIceration Induced by Dietary Histamine in Broiler Chicks.

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