The aim of the diploma thesis was to evaluated the effect of supplementation plant additive based on extracts, from turmeric (Curcuma) and baical skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis) on broiler chickens exposed to heat stress at the end of fattening. The effect of plant additive on performance parameters, meat quality, lymphatic organ weight, biochemical blood profile, pro and anti-inflammatory cytokine levels, heat shock proteins, leukocyte counts, apparent ileal amino acid digestibility, metabolizable energy and chicken behavior were evaluated. Plant additive fed from the 21st day of chickens age significantly improved (P<0.05) feed conversion ratio at optimal temperatures and significantly increased (P<0.05) body weight gain at elevated temperatures (27–29 ° C). The addition of plant additive has significantly increased (P<0.05) metabolizable energy as well as the apparent ileal digestibility of the amino acids lysine, threonine, arginine, histidine, phenylalanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, tyrosine, serine, glycine, aspartic and glutamic acid and alanine. Significantly lower (P<0.05) manifestations of thermoregulatory behavior (wings lifting and open beaks) in the experimental group with plant extracts were found in the ethological observation. Results of diploma thesis showed that the addition of a mixture of turmeric and baical scullcap extracts can be used to reduce the negative effects of heat stress on the performance of broiler chickens.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:427916 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Zmrhal, Vladimír |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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