Title
Oregano essential oil supplementation improves productive performance, oxidative stability, and lipid parameters in turkeys
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
Abstract
The present study evaluated the effect of supplementation with oregano essential oil (OEO) on the productive parameters, oxidative stability, and lipid parameters of turkey meat. Eighty 1-d-old male turkeys were randomly distributed into four treatment groups and fed the following diets for 105 days: control diet without any supplementation or supplementation with 300 mg/kg lincomycin and spectinomycin, 100 mg/kg OEO, or 200 mg/kg OEO. Supplementation with 200 mg/kg OEO obtained the best bodyweight, average daily gain, feed conversion, and the lowest feed intake concerning the other diets (p < 0.001), while 100 mg/kg OEO had the best oxidative stability (p < 0.001). Though OEO had no hypocholesterolemic effect, 200 mg/kg OEO produced the lowest concentration of triglycerides in the blood (p < 0.05). In conclusion, OEO supplementation improves productive parameters and increases oxidative stability in turkeys. Therefore, OEO has the potential to act as a growth promoter replacing antibiotics.
Start page
187
End page
193
Volume
11
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Agronomía
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85087485608
Source
Scientia Agropecuaria
ISSN of the container
20779917
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