Effect of Ginger Root Extract on Intestinal Oxidative Status and Mucosal Morphometrics in Broiler Chickens
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Oluwabunmi O. Apalowo
1,
Radiah C. Minor
1,
Adedeji O. Adetunji
1,2,
Deji A. Ekunseitan
1
and
Yewande O. Fasina
1,* 1
Department of Animal Science, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA
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Department of Agriculture, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR 71601, USA
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Animals 2024, 14(7), 1084; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14071084
Submission received: 2 March 2024
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Revised: 29 March 2024
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Accepted: 29 March 2024
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Published: 3 April 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intervention Strategies to Control Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry)
Simple Summary
Due to inadequate feed use, poor performance, low feed conversion ratios, changeable retail prices, and numerous illnesses, there is a rise in the use of antibacterial growth promoters. Antimicrobial resistance is a major issue in the industry; hence, novel approaches are needed. Ginger root extract replaces antibiotics as a long-term chicken productivity treatment. This study investigated ginger root extract’s influence on intestine oxidative status and mucosal growth in broiler chickens. At 0.75%, ginger root extract boosts chicken growth, while at 1.5%, it lowers gut oxidative stress and promotes mucosa growth.
Abstract
This study was designed to assess the effect of ginger root extract (GRE) supplementation on the oxidative status and intestinal mucosal development in broiler chickens for 6 weeks. Day-old chicks (Ross 708 strain, n = 432) were distributed into six treatments with six replicate of twelve birds each: Negative CON (basal), MX (basal diet + bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD) 0.055 g/kg diet), GRE-1 (basal diet + 0.375% GRE), GRE-2 (basal diet + 0.75% GRE), GRE-3 (basal diet + 1.5% GRE), GRE-4 (basal diet + 3% GRE). Growth indices, goblets cell count, mucin (MUC2) in ileum tissue, antioxidant (SOD, CAT, and GPX) in ileum and liver, biological antioxidant potential (BAP), and reactive oxygen metabolite level in blood and intestinal villi measurement were determined. Body weight (BW) was highest (p < 0.05) in all groups except GRE-4, body weight gain (BWG) was best in GRE-1, while FCR was least in all groups except GRE-4. Optimum MUC2 gene expression, SOD, CAT, blood antioxidants, and intestinal morphometric values were observed in GRE-3. The inclusion of ginger root extract up to 1.5% improved growth and reduced oxidative stress while enhancing mucosal development in broiler chicks.
