Dietary supplementation of Yucca schidigera extract enhances productive and reproductive performances, blood profile, immune function, and antioxidant status in laying Japanese quails exposed to lead in the diet

Poultry Science
M AlagawanyA A Swelum

Abstract

The present study investigated the toxic impacts of lead (LD) on the productive and reproductive performances of Japanese quails and the role of Yucca schidigera extract (YSE) in reducing these impacts. A total of 360 mature Japanese quails (at 2 months of age) were used and the experiment was lasted for 8 wk. The birds were divided into 6 equal groups as follows: control (basal diet), basal diet + 100 mg LD/kg diet, basal diet + YSE (100 mg/kg diet), basal diet + YSE (200 mg/kg diet), basal diet + LD (100 mg/kg diet) + YSE (100 mg/kg diet), and basal diet + LD (100 mg/kg diet) + YSE (200 mg/kg diet). LD resulted in a significant decrease in feed intake (FI), feed conversion ratio (FCR), and egg production of birds compared with the control group. Supplementation of YSE (100 or 200) to LD containing diet could significantly improve the quail performance parameters to be comparable with the control values. Fertility and hatchability % were decreased by LD, whereas YSE at both levels (100 or 200) separately or in combination with LD showed fertility and hatchability percentages comparable to that of control. Triglycerides, cholesterol, and LDL contents in LD plus YSE100 or LD plus YSE200 groups were significantly decreased than L...Continue Reading

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Oct 29, 2018·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Muhammad SaeedSun Chao
Feb 1, 2019·Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition·Dengsheng SunBinlin Shi
Feb 15, 2019·Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition·Heba S A TahaMahmoud Alagawany
Dec 30, 2018·Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition·Mohamed Ezzat Abd El-HackSameh Abdelnour
Jan 26, 2020·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Khlood M El BohiMayada R Farag
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Jun 28, 2019·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Mohamed E Abd El-HackAyman A Swelum

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