Effects of Garlic Powder on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Ability, Immunity and Intestinal Morphology of Broilers

YU Yang; SHEN Yuanyuan; YANG Caimei; LIU Jinsong; ZENG Xinfu; FENG Jie

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2021.07.021

Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition >

2021 , Vol. 33 >Issue 7: 3790 - 3798

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2021.07.021

POULTRY NUTRITION AND FEED

Effects of Garlic Powder on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Ability, Immunity and Intestinal Morphology of Broilers

YU Yang ,
SHEN Yuanyuan ,
YANG Caimei ,
LIU Jinsong ,
ZENG Xinfu ,
FENG Jie

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1. Key Laboratory of Applied Technology on Green-Eco Healthy Animal Husbandry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Animal Health and Internet Technology, College of Animal Sci-Technology and Animal Medicine, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Lin'an 311300, China;
2. Zhejiang Wanfang Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Anji 313300, China;
3. College of Animal Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Received date: 2020-12-07

Online published: 2021-07-06

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Abstract

This experiment was conducted to study the effects of garlic powder on the growth performance, antioxidant ability, immunity and intestinal morphology of broilers. A total of 480 healthy 1-day-old white-feathered broilers with the similar body weight were randomly divided into 4 groups with 8 replicates per group and 15 birds per replicate, and a 42-day feeding trial was conducted. Broilers in control group were fed a basal diet, those in antibiotic group were fed the basal diet+75 mg/kg chlortetracycline, those in 1 000 mg/kg garlic powder group were fed the basal diet+1 000 mg/kg garlic powder, and those in 2 000 mg/kg garlic powder group were fed the basal diet+2 000 mg/kg garlic powder. The results showed as follows:1) compared with the control group, the average daily gain of broilers at 1 to 42 days of age was significantly increased by adding 1 000 mg/kg garlic powder (P<0.05), and the feed to gain ratio of broilers at 1 to 21 days of age was significantly decreased by adding 1 000 and 2 000 mg/kg garlic powder (P<0.05). 2) Compared with the control group and the antibiotic group, adding 1 000 and 2 000 mg/kg garlic powder could significantly increase the contents of immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin Y (IgY) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) in serum (P<0.05), and significantly decrease serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) content (P<0.05). The serum interleukin-1β (IL-1β) content in the two garlic powder groups was significantly decreased compared with the antibiotic group (P<0.05). 3) The serum glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in the 2 000 mg/kg garlic powder group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). 4) Compared with the control group, adding 1 000 mg/kg garlic powder could significantly increase the villus height of 21-day-old broilers, and adding 1 000 and 2 000 mg/kg garlic powder could significantly decrease the crypt depth and significantly increase the ratio of villus height to crypt depth (V/C) of 42-day-old broilers (P<0.05). 5) Compared with the control group, adding 1 000 and 2 000 mg/kg garlic powder could significantly decrease the relative expression level of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) in ileum mucosa (P<0.05). These results indicate that adding garlic powder in the diet can promote the growth, regulate the immunity, promote the intestinal development, and reduce the inflammatory reaction of broilers. The best addition of garlic powder in the broilers' diet is 1 000 mg/kg in this experiment.

Key words： garlic; broilers; immunity; antioxidant ability; intestinal morphology; gene expression

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YU Yang , SHEN Yuanyuan , YANG Caimei , LIU Jinsong , ZENG Xinfu , FENG Jie . Effects of Garlic Powder on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Ability, Immunity and Intestinal Morphology of Broilers[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2021 , 33(7) : 3790 -3798 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2021.07.021

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