Title
Effect of Uncaria tomentosa aqueous extract on biochemical and hematological profiles and live performance parameters in broiler chickens
Date Issued
01 May 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Fundacion CIPAV
Abstract
Uncaria tomentosa is a plant from the Southeast Americas; and underused for most rural population in the Amazonian region of Peru. However it could be better used for those very small farmers for improving poultry production and contribute to alleviate malnutrition and to substitute incomes coming from coca culture. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of atomized aqueous extract of Uncaria tomentosa (AAEUt) on the biochemical and hematological profiles and live performance parameters of broiler chickens. One hundred, one day old broiler chickens Cobb-500 were distributed into four treatments with 5 replicates each. The AAEUt was supplied for broiler chicken at 0 µg/ml, 525.15 µg/ml, 1050.3 µg/ml and 2100.6 µg/ml in the total drinking water for one to forty two day old. Biochemical profiles were measured at 21 and 42 day old and performance parameters were registered at 7, 21 and 42 days old. Total protein, hemoglobin, hematocrit profiles increased in relation with the increase of AAEUt level in drinking water (p<0.01). Albumin and ALT increased by the interaction between age and the AAEUt levels in the 42 days old chicken (p<0.01). Live performance parameters DFI, DWG and FCR did not change. It may be concluded AAEUt increased the levels of total protein, hemoglobin and hematocrit (p<0.01); indicating and improvement in broilers welfare, however, it did not was enough to influence on live performance parameters (p>0.05).
Volume
30
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85046274101
Source
Livestock Research for Rural Development
ISSN of the container
01213784
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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