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Effects of Liquid Yucca Supplementation on Nitrogen Excretion, Intestinal Bacteria, Biochemical and Performance Parameters in Broilers

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Yucca schidigera had a positive effect on the improvement of economic traits, performance, and carcass characteristics of broilers. Saponin is the main steroidal chemical constituent of Yucca schidigera extract, which physically binds ammonia and reduces its level. Use of natural ant...

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Autores principales: Ayoub, Mousa M., Ahmed, Hamada A., Sadek, Kadry M., Alagawany, Mahmoud, Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E., Othman, Sarah I., Allam, Ahmed A., Abdel-Latif, Mervat A.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6940917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31818028
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9121097
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author Ayoub, Mousa M.
Ahmed, Hamada A.
Sadek, Kadry M.
Alagawany, Mahmoud
Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E.
Othman, Sarah I.
Allam, Ahmed A.
Abdel-Latif, Mervat A.
author_facet Ayoub, Mousa M.
Ahmed, Hamada A.
Sadek, Kadry M.
Alagawany, Mahmoud
Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E.
Othman, Sarah I.
Allam, Ahmed A.
Abdel-Latif, Mervat A.
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description SIMPLE SUMMARY: Yucca schidigera had a positive effect on the improvement of economic traits, performance, and carcass characteristics of broilers. Saponin is the main steroidal chemical constituent of Yucca schidigera extract, which physically binds ammonia and reduces its level. Use of natural antibiotic alternatives such Yucca schidigera is necessary to improve growth rates and feed utilization, as well as decreasing nitrogen losses, feed cost, and global environmental pollution. ABSTRACT: This study was done to determine the impacts Yucca schidigera supplementation to drinking water on the excretion of nitrogen, and subsequently the level of ammonia, intestinal bacterial count, hematological and biochemical parameters, and some performance parameters. A total of 270 one-day old Cobb 500 chicks were equally divided into three groups (90 chicks/group). The first control group (G1) was fed on the basal diets without any yucca supplementation. The 2nd and 3rd groups (G2 and G3) were fed on basal diets with Yucca Plus liquid(®), at an 8 h/day supplementation rate of 0.5, and 1 mL/L to drinking water, respectively. The chicks that received yucca showed significant decreases in litter nitrogen content, when compared to controls. The chicks that received liquid yucca had reduced counts of total bacteria (TBC) (p < 0.05), Escherichia coli, and a non-significant increase in the number of lactic acid producing bacteria. They also showed increased activity of antioxidant enzymes, increased levels of immunoglobulins M and G, and decreased levels of lipid peroxidation biomarkers, without a harmful effect on liver and kidney function. The chicks that received yucca showed a better feed conversion ratio. In conclusion, the use of natural additives is necessary to decrease nitrogen losses, feed cost, and environmental pollution; without adverse impacts on animal performance. Liquid supplementation of saponins is valuable for the performance, gut health, and welfare of broiler chickens.
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spelling pubmed-69409172020-01-09 Effects of Liquid Yucca Supplementation on Nitrogen Excretion, Intestinal Bacteria, Biochemical and Performance Parameters in Broilers Ayoub, Mousa M. Ahmed, Hamada A. Sadek, Kadry M. Alagawany, Mahmoud Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E. Othman, Sarah I. Allam, Ahmed A. Abdel-Latif, Mervat A. Animals (Basel) Article SIMPLE SUMMARY: Yucca schidigera had a positive effect on the improvement of economic traits, performance, and carcass characteristics of broilers. Saponin is the main steroidal chemical constituent of Yucca schidigera extract, which physically binds ammonia and reduces its level. Use of natural antibiotic alternatives such Yucca schidigera is necessary to improve growth rates and feed utilization, as well as decreasing nitrogen losses, feed cost, and global environmental pollution. ABSTRACT: This study was done to determine the impacts Yucca schidigera supplementation to drinking water on the excretion of nitrogen, and subsequently the level of ammonia, intestinal bacterial count, hematological and biochemical parameters, and some performance parameters. A total of 270 one-day old Cobb 500 chicks were equally divided into three groups (90 chicks/group). The first control group (G1) was fed on the basal diets without any yucca supplementation. The 2nd and 3rd groups (G2 and G3) were fed on basal diets with Yucca Plus liquid(®), at an 8 h/day supplementation rate of 0.5, and 1 mL/L to drinking water, respectively. The chicks that received yucca showed significant decreases in litter nitrogen content, when compared to controls. The chicks that received liquid yucca had reduced counts of total bacteria (TBC) (p < 0.05), Escherichia coli, and a non-significant increase in the number of lactic acid producing bacteria. They also showed increased activity of antioxidant enzymes, increased levels of immunoglobulins M and G, and decreased levels of lipid peroxidation biomarkers, without a harmful effect on liver and kidney function. The chicks that received yucca showed a better feed conversion ratio. In conclusion, the use of natural additives is necessary to decrease nitrogen losses, feed cost, and environmental pollution; without adverse impacts on animal performance. Liquid supplementation of saponins is valuable for the performance, gut health, and welfare of broiler chickens. MDPI 2019-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6940917/ /pubmed/31818028 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9121097 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Ayoub, Mousa M.
Ahmed, Hamada A.
Sadek, Kadry M.
Alagawany, Mahmoud
Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E.
Othman, Sarah I.
Allam, Ahmed A.
Abdel-Latif, Mervat A.
Effects of Liquid Yucca Supplementation on Nitrogen Excretion, Intestinal Bacteria, Biochemical and Performance Parameters in Broilers
title Effects of Liquid Yucca Supplementation on Nitrogen Excretion, Intestinal Bacteria, Biochemical and Performance Parameters in Broilers
title_full Effects of Liquid Yucca Supplementation on Nitrogen Excretion, Intestinal Bacteria, Biochemical and Performance Parameters in Broilers
title_fullStr Effects of Liquid Yucca Supplementation on Nitrogen Excretion, Intestinal Bacteria, Biochemical and Performance Parameters in Broilers
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Liquid Yucca Supplementation on Nitrogen Excretion, Intestinal Bacteria, Biochemical and Performance Parameters in Broilers
title_short Effects of Liquid Yucca Supplementation on Nitrogen Excretion, Intestinal Bacteria, Biochemical and Performance Parameters in Broilers
title_sort effects of liquid yucca supplementation on nitrogen excretion, intestinal bacteria, biochemical and performance parameters in broilers
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6940917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31818028
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9121097
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