Supplementing rabbit diets with butylated hydroxyanisole affects oxidative stress, growth performance, and meat quality

Abstract Oxidative stress seriously affects poultry production. Nutritional manipulations have been effectively used to alleviate the negative effects caused by oxidative stress. This study investigated the attenuating effects and potential mechanisms of dietary taurine on growth performance and meat quality of broiler chickens challenged with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Briefly, a total of 192 male Arbor Acres broilers (28-day-old) were randomly categorized into 3 groups: non-injection of birds on basal diets (control), 10.0% H2O2-injection of birds on basal diets (H2O2), and 10.0% H2O2-injection of birds on basal diets supplemented with 5 g/kg taurine (H2O2+taurine). Each group consisted of 8 cages of 8 birds each. Results indicated that H2O2 administration significantly reduced growth performance and impaired breast meat quality by decreasing ultimate pH and increasing shear force value (P < 0.05). Dietary taurine improved the body weight gain and feed intake, and decreased feed/gain ratio of H2O2-challenged broilers. Meanwhile, oxidative stress induced by intraperitoneal injection of H2O2 suppressed the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling and initiated autophagy and apoptosis. Compared with the H2O2 group, taurine supplementation restored the redox status in breast muscle by decreasing levels of reactive oxygen species and contents of oxidative products and increasing antioxidant capacity (P < 0.05). Moreover, upregulated mRNA expression of NF-κB signaling-related genes including p50 and Bcl-2, as well as enhanced protein expression of NF-κB were observed in the H2O2+taurine group (P < 0.05). Additionally, dietary taurine decreased expression of caspase family, beclin-1 and LC3-II (P < 0.05), thereby rescuing autophagy and apoptosis in breast muscle induced by H2O2. Collectively, dietary supplementation with taurine effectively improves growth performance and breast meat quality of broilers challenged with H2O2, possibly by protecting against oxidative injury and modulating cell death signaling.

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PSII-15 Effects of oxidized feed on productivity, plasma oxidative stress, and meat quality of broilers

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skz258.485 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽

pp. 239-239

Author(s):

Wendy Attuquayefio ◽

Byungrok R Min ◽

Anuradha Punchihewage Don ◽

Jennifer Timmons ◽

Sang-Hyon OH ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Vitamin E ◽

Lipid Oxidation ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Meat Quality ◽

Dietary Vitamin ◽

Chicken Breast ◽

Breast Meat ◽

Oxidized Oil

Abstract High environmental temperature due to climate change can accelerate oxidation of feed during storage and preparation. Oxidized feed can cause elevated oxidative stress in live birds, resulting in decreased productivity and meat quality of broilers. The study was aimed to determine effects of feed containing oxidized oil on growth performance, plasma oxidative stress, and breast meat quality of broilers. Male broilers (192; Cobb500) at 21 days old were randomly allotted to 32 pens (8 pens/treatment) and raised for 21 days. The birds were fed feed containing fresh (Control) or oxidized corn oil (5%, Peroxide Value:140) with or without vitamin E (500 IU/kg feed) supplementation. Growth performance, oxidative stress markers in plasma collected at Day 42, and quality parameters of breast meat harvested at Day 43 were determined. Data were analyzed using proc glm and means were compared using Tukey’s studentized range (HSD) test. Oxidized feed and/or vitamin E supplementation did not affect growth performance and plasma DNA and protein oxidation. Oxidized feed significantly increased lipid oxidation and reduced total antioxidant capacity in plasma (P < 0.05) and, interestingly, dietary vitamin E made them worse (P < 0.05), indicating that oxidized lipids in feed can induce oxidative stress in live birds and vitamin E may act as a pro-oxidant in highly oxidized conditions. Although they did not affect sensory and functional properties of chicken breast meat, oxidized feed significantly increased lipid oxidation in cooked meat (P < 0.05) but dietary vitamin E considerably inhibited its development (P < 0.05), indicating that oxidized oil and vitamin E in feed can be accumulated in muscle and act as a pro- and anti-oxidants in meat, respectively. The results suggested that oxidized oil in feed can increase oxidative stress in live birds and susceptibility of breast meat to lipid oxidation, and dietary vitamin E can improve its oxidative stability.

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Feed efficiency in beef cattle: relationship with digestibility, antioxidant activity, oxidative stress, growth performance, and carcass characteristics

10.31274/etd-180810-4562 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jason Ryan Russell

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Beef Cattle ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Feed Efficiency ◽

Carcass Characteristics ◽

Stress Growth

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Intestinal digestibility of selected minerals, growth performance and meat quality in turkeys fed diets supplemented with different sources and levels of zinc

Annals of Animal Science ◽

10.2478/aoas-2020-0093 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Kamil Otowski ◽

Aleksandra Drażbo ◽

Katarzyna Ognik ◽

Krzysztof Kozłowski

Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Meat Quality ◽

Redox Status ◽

Bursa Of Fabricius ◽

Breast Meat ◽

Zn Addition ◽

Inclusion Level ◽

Dietary Treatments ◽

Different Sources ◽

Intestinal Digestibility

AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine whether dietary supplementation with zinc oxide nanoparticales (NP-ZnO) as a substitute for the conventional ZnO affects the intestinal digestibility of selected minerals, growth performance and meat quality in turkeys. The replacement of ZnO with NP-ZnO had no effect on the intestinal digestibility of Zn, Cu, Fe and Ca, whereas the lowest dose of supplemental Zn reduced Zn digestibility. The applied inclusion levels and sources of Zn had no effect on the growth performance (except the feed intake) of turkeys, including liveability. No differences in the relative weights of the heart, spleen and bursa of Fabricius (except the liver), or the weights of the femur and tibia were found between the dietary treatments. Neither the dose nor the source of supplemental Zn influenced carcass dressing percentage or the share of breast, thigh and drumstick muscles in the carcass. In comparison with the highest and moderate doses of Zn, the lowest inclusion level of Zn contributed to increased yellowness of breast meat (P=0.005). The analyzed doses and sources of supplemental Zn exerted varied effects on the redox status of fresh and frozen breast meat. In conclusion, the growth performance of turkeys, carcass yield and composition as well as the redox status of fresh and frozen breast meat were generally similar, regardless of the dietary source and level of Zn. The beneficial effect of Zn addition at 100 mg/kg was improved Zn and Ca digestibility, and increased redness of breast meat.

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Effect of Palm Kernel Protein on Growth Performance and Meat Quality of Broiler Chickens

Tavukçuluk Araştırma Dergisi ◽

10.34233/jpr.707532 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 41-47

Author(s):

Nur Shahirah SHAHİDAN ◽

Teck LOH ◽

Mohamed ALSHELMANİ ◽

Chong HAU ◽

Fu LEE ◽

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Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Meat Quality ◽

Broiler Chickens ◽

Palm Kernel ◽

Kernel Protein

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Effects of Montmorillonite on Growth Performance, Serum Biochemistry and Oxidative Stress of Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) Fed Mycotoxin-Contaminated Feed

Current Drug Metabolism ◽

10.2174/1389200221666200726221126 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (8) ◽

pp. 626-632 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dawei Liu ◽

Qinghua Wu ◽

Hongyi Liu ◽

Changhu Lu ◽

Chao Gu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Feed Intake ◽

Animal Feed ◽

Bird Species ◽

Serum Biochemistry ◽

Protective Effects ◽

Regular Diet ◽

Grus Japonensis ◽

And Oxidative Stress

Background: The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) is one of the most vulnerable bird species in the world. Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi and considered naturally unavoidable contaminants in animal feed. Our recent survey indicated that the mycotoxins had the potential to contaminate redcrowned crane’s regular diets in China. Objective: This experiment was conducted to investigate the protective effects of mycotoxin binder montmorillonite (Mont) on growth performance, serum biochemistry and oxidative stress parameters of the red-crowned crane. Methods: 16 red-crowned cranes were divided into four groups and fed one of the following diets; a selected diet, regular diet, or the selected diet or regular diet with 0.5% montmorillonite added to the diets. The cranes' parameters of performance, hematology, serum biochemistry and serum oxidative stress were measured. Results: Consuming regular diets decreased the average daily feed intake (ADFI), levels of haemoglobin (Hb), platelet count (PLT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and catalase (CAT), but increased the activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). The supplementation of 0.5% Mont provided protection for the red-crowned crane in terms of feed intake, serum biochemistry and oxidative stress. Moreover, Mont supplementation had no adverse effect on the health of red-crowned crane. Conclusions: Taken together, these findings suggested that the addition of dietary Mont is effective in improving the health of red-crowned crane.

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Effects of conjugated linoleic acid and curcumin on growth performance and oxidative stress enzymes in juvenile Pacific white shrimp ( Litopenaeus vannamei ) feed with aflatoxins

Aquaculture Research ◽

10.1111/are.14451 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 51 (3) ◽

pp. 1051-1060

Author(s):

Oscar Daniel García‐Pérez ◽

Mireya Tapia‐Salazar ◽

Martha G. Nieto‐López ◽

Julio César Cruz‐Valdez ◽

Maribel Maldonado-Muñiz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Linoleic Acid ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Conjugated Linoleic Acid ◽

Litopenaeus Vannamei ◽

Pacific White Shrimp ◽

White Shrimp ◽

Oxidative Stress Enzymes ◽

Stress Enzymes ◽

And Oxidative Stress

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Desirable effects of dietary 4-O-methyl-glucuronoarabinoxylan from the Echinacea plant on growth performance, thigh meat quality and development of small intestine in female Partridge-Shank broilers

Animal Production Science ◽

10.1071/an18416 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 60 (2) ◽

pp. 288

Author(s):

Qing-Chang Ren ◽

Jing-Jing Xuan ◽

Chuan-Yan Che ◽

Xin-Chao Yan ◽

Zhong-Ze Hu

Keyword(s):

Small Intestine ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Meat Quality ◽

Dietary Supplementation ◽

Bodyweight Gain ◽

Lower Percentage ◽

Feed Ratio ◽

Muscle Ph ◽

Access To Water

In this trial we aimed to assess the effects of dietary supplementation of 4-O-methyl-glucuronoarabinoxylan (4OMG) on growth performance, thigh meat quality and small intestine development of female Partridge-Shank broilers. A total of 240 1-day-old female Partridge-Shank broilers were randomly distributed to four groups with three replicates of 20 within each group. Groups received either 0, 15, 20 or 25 g 4OMG/kg DM of diet. During the whole experiment of 60 days, broilers had ad libitum access to water and feed. At pen level, feed intake was recorded daily and broilers were weighed at the start and end of the experiment. For each group, three pens with a total of 20 broilers were randomly selected to determine the thigh meat quality and the small intestine development of broilers. Broilers fed diets with higher 4OMG had greater final liveweight (P = 0.004), daily bodyweight gain (P = 0.004) and gain-to-feed ratio (P < 0.001), muscle pH values (P = 0.031) and redness (P = 0.001), duodenal weight index (P = 0.042), jejunal (P = 0.043) and ileal length (P = 0.049), duodenal (P < 0.001) and ileal villus height (P = 0.008), but lower percentage of dead birds (P < 0.001), drip loss (P = 0.042) and shear force value (P = 0.043) of the thigh muscles. These results indicate that increasing dietary supplementation of 4OMG may improve growth performance and meat quality of female Partridge-Shank broilers through better development of small intestine.

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Effects of Dietary Energy on Growth Performance, Rumen Fermentation and Bacterial Community, and Meat Quality of Holstein-Friesians Bulls Slaughtered at Different Ages

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani9121123 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 1123 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Haibo Wang ◽

Hang Li ◽

Fei Wu ◽

Xinjun Qiu ◽

Zhantao Yu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bacterial Community ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Meat Quality ◽

Energy Levels ◽

Average Daily Gain ◽

Rumen Fermentation ◽

Dietary Energy ◽

Different Ages ◽

Slaughter Age

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary energy levels on growth performance, rumen fermentation and bacterial community, and meat quality of Holstein-Friesians bulls slaughtered at different ages. Thirty-six Holstein-Friesians bulls (17 months of age) were divided into a 3 × 3 factorial experiment with three energy levels (LE, ME and HE; metabolizable energy is 10.12, 10.90 and 11.68 MJ/kg, respectively) of diets, and three slaughter ages (20, 23 and 26 months). Results indicated that bulls fed with ME and HE diets had higher dry matter intake, average daily gain, and dressing percentage at 23 or 26 months of age. The ME and HE diets also reduced bacterial diversity, altered relative abundances of bacteria and produced lower concentrations of acetate, but higher butyrate and valerate concentrations in rumen fluid. Increasing in dietary energy and slaughter age increased the intramuscular fat (IMF) and water holding capacity. In summary, Holstein-Friesians bulls fed with ME and HE diets, slaughtered at 23 and 26 months of age could be a good choice to produce beef with high IMF. Slaughter age may have less influence than dietary energy in altering fermentation by increasing amylolytic bacteria and decreasing cellulolytic bacteria, and thus, further affecting meat quality.

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