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Can Yucca schidigera be used to enhance the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, gut histomorphology, cecal microflora, carcass characteristic, and meat quality of commercial broilers raised under tropical conditions


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Alghirani, Mohamed M. and Lim, Eric Teik Chung and Mohd Sabri, Danial Shah and Mohd Tahir, Muhammad Nasir Jalaluddin and Abu Kassim, Nafeesa and Kamalludin, Mamat Hamidi and Nayan, Nazri and Abdullah Jesse, Faez Firdaus and Sazili, Awis Qurni and Loh, Teck Chwen (2021) Can Yucca schidigera be used to enhance the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, gut histomorphology, cecal microflora, carcass characteristic, and meat quality of commercial broilers raised under tropical conditions. Animals, 11 (8). art. no. 2276. pp. 1-24. ISSN 2076-2615

Abstract

This study aims to study the effect of Yucca shidigera as a phytobiotic supplementation in enhancing the production performance of commercial broilers reared under tropical environments. A total of 300 male day-old Ross 308 broiler chicks were randomly allocated into six treatment groups. Treatment 1 broilers were fed with commercial diets without antibiotics. Treatment 2 broilers were fed with commercial diets added with 100 mg/kg oxytetracycline antibiotic. Treatment 3, 4, 5, and 6 were fed with the same commercial diets added with 25, 50, 75, and 100 mg/kg Y. shidigera, respectively, without antibiotic. Throughout the six weeks study period, body weight and feed intake were recorded weekly for each replicate to calculate the body weight gain and feed conversion ratio. In addition, the nutrient digestibility, gut histomorphology, cecal microflora population, carcass characteristics, and meat quality were determined. The results showed significant differences (p < 0.05) in the growth performance, apparent ileal nutrient digestibility, gut histomorphology, carcass traits, and meat quality. Overall, T6 broilers supplemented with 100 mg/kg Y. shidigera demonstrated the best production performances as compared to the other treatment broilers. In summary, information from this study will be valuable for the usability of Y. schidigera, which could be developed as a feed additive to replace antibiotics in the poultry sector in the tropics.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11082276
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Keywords: Antibiotic replacement; Commercial broiler; Production performances; Steroidal saponins; Yucca shidigera
Depositing User: Ms. Nuraida Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2023 03:01
Last Modified: 31 Jan 2023 03:01
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96280
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