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Title: Impact of a Macleaya cordata-derived alkaloid extract on necrotic enteritis in broilers
Contributor(s): Xue, Guangda  (author); Wu, Shubiao  (author)orcid ; Choct, Mingan  (author)orcid ; Pastor, A (author); Steiner, T (author); Swick, Robert A  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2017
DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex164
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/22966
Abstract: Necrotic enteritis (NE) causes significant economic losses in the broiler chicken industry, especially in birds raised without in-feed antibiotics. A standardized blend of plant-derived isoquinoline alkaloids (IQA) derived from Macleaya cordata has shown to have anti-inflammatory potency and promoted animal productivity. This study investigated the effects of IQA supplementation on broiler chickens under NE challenge. A 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments was employed with factors: NE challenge (no or yes), and additives (no additive or IQA at 0.15 g/kg) in starter, grower, and finisher diets. Birds were challenged with Eimeria spp. on d 9 and 10⁸ to 10⁹Clostridium perfringens on d 14. Each treatment had 7 replicate floor pens with 17 birds each. NE challenge negatively affected growth performance, livability, and carcass traits. Regardless of challenge, IQA increased feed intake and gain on d 24 (P < 0.05) and 35 (P < 0.01) and improved FCR (P < 0.05), flock uniformity (P < 0.01) and breast meat yield (P < 0.001) on d 35. Supplementation of IQA also reduced lesions in the duodenum (P < 0.05), jejunum (P < 0.001), and ileum (P < 0.001). This study suggests that IQA may protect broilers from NE indicating its role as a promising antibiotic alternative.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Poultry Science, 96(10), p. 3581-3585
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1525-3171
0032-5791
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070204 Animal Nutrition
070205 Animal Protection (Pests and Pathogens)
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300303 Animal nutrition
300304 Animal protection (incl. pests and pathogens)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830309 Poultry
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 100411 Poultry
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Appears in Collections:Journal Article
School of Environmental and Rural Science

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