Title
Organic trace mineral supplementation enhances local and systemic innate immune responses and modulates oxidative stress in broiler chickens
Date Issued
06 January 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Echeverry H.
Yitbarek A.
Munyaka P.
Alizadeh M.
Cleaver A.
Camelo-Jaimes G.
Wang P.
O K.
University of Prince Edward Island
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
The effect of organic trace mineral supplementation on performance, intestinal morphology, immune organ weights (bursa of Fabricius and spleen), expression of innate immune response related genes, blood heterophils/lymphocytes ratio, chemical metabolic panel, natural antibodies (IgG), and oxidative stress of broiler chickens was studied. A total of 1,080 day-old male broilers were assigned to 1 of 3 dietary treatments, which included basal diet with Monensin (control), control diet supplemented with bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD), and BMD diet supplemented with organic trace minerals (OTM). No difference in feed conversion ratio was observed among treatments; ileum histomorphological analysis showed a lower crypt depth, higher villi height/crypt depth ratio, and lower villi width in the OTM treatment compared to control. Furthermore, OTM treatment resulted in higher uric acid and lower plasma malondehaldehyde (MDA), indicating lower oxidative stress. Gene expression analysis showed that OTM treatment resulted in up-regulations of TLR2 bin the ileum, and TLR2b, TLR4, and IL-12p35 in the bursa of Fabricius, and down-regulation of TLR2b and TLR4 in the cecal tonsils. In the spleen, OTM treatment resulted in up-regulation of IL-10. In conclusion, OTM supplementation to broiler diets may have beneficial effects on intestinal development, immune system status, and survival by improving ileum histomorphological parameters, modulation of Toll-like receptors and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and decreasing level of MDA, which in conjunction could enhance health status.
Start page
518
End page
527
Volume
95
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología agrícola, Biotecnología alimentaria Crías y mascotas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84963796022
PubMed ID
Source
Poultry Science
ISSN of the container
00325791
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