Alleviating Transport Stress of Broiler Using Vitamin C and Acetyl Salicylic Acid

Abstract

Alleviating the effects of transportation stress was the purpose of this study by using 270 thirty-fiveday-old Ross 308 broiler chickens to check out the effects of vitamin C and acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) at different levels via drinking water. Birds in the experiment were randomly allocated to 27 identical pens (041×120×90 cm) with 10 birds each (5 males and 5 females -almost equal in weight-). At the last 24 hours of experiment pens were assigned to 9 water treatments: at levels of 0 (Control),50mg/L vitamin (T1),100mg/L vitamin C (T2), 1 gm/L salicylic acid (T3), 1.5 gm/L salicylic acid (T4), 50mg/L vitamin C with 1 gm/L salicylic acid (T5), 50mg/L vitamin C with 1.5 gm/L salicylic acid (T6), 100mg/L vitamin C with 1 gm/L salicylic acid (T7) and 100mg/L vitamin C with 1.5 gm/L salicylic acid (T8). Studied traits were: glucose, total protein, uric acid, albumin, calcium, globulin, ALT, AST, Creatine Kinase and hormones (T3 and T4) studied in this experiment. Results indicate that incorporating Vit. C and ASA into broilers water compared to control group decrease the value of all stress indicator in a way that each of (glucose, albumin, globulin, uric acid, calcium, ALT, AST, Creatine Kinase and T3) significantly decreased. However, T4 was significantly increased while total protein was not changed. Results concluded that supplementation of the broiler drinking water with Vitamin C and ASA before transportation can be used as effective way for alleviating transporting stress and supporting the broilers to have more stable physiology during transportation.

Meta-Analysis: Effect of Transport Distance on Physiological Conditions, Pre-Slaughter, and Broiler Meat Quality

“…Other causes of decreased blood glucose levels can be caused by the nervous, hormonal, and neurogenic systems that are activated by releasing catecholamine hormones and norepinephrine. Ibrahim and Aziz (2021) believe the transportation process activates glycogenesis enzymes. During stress, the main function of norepinephrine is to enact non-shivering thermogenesis, which provides energy to skeletal muscle from adipose tissue.…”

Effect of crating density and weather conditions during transit on preslaughter losses, physiological characteristics, and meat quality in broilers

“…The poultry industry is therefore increasingly focused on finding strategies to mitigate transport-related stress through different interventions including reduced transportation duration, lower crating density, and dietary feed additive supplementation before transportation to reduce stress [11][12][13][14]. Certain welfare standards have been specified in various jurisdictions to indicate the timeframes for transporting broilers.…”

ANTIOXIDANT STATUS AND QUALITY OF POULTRY AND ANIMAL MEAT UNDER STRESS AND ITS CORRECTION WITH THE USE OF VARIOUS ADAPTOGENS (review)

“…Аскорбиновая кислота, аскорбат (анион аскорбиновой кислоты), витамин С (ВС). Это водорастворимое антиоксидантное соединение, которое защищает клетки от окислительного повреждения и улучшает функцию иммунной системы (112,113). Витамин С не является частью какого-либо метаболического пути, но служит необходимым кофактором во многих ферментативных реакциях -в синтезе коллагена, карнитина и катехоламина, метаболизме микросом или синтезе и катаболизме тирозина.…”

“…Добавление ВС из экзогенного источника, такого как корма, может помочь смягчить пагубные последствия стресса, чтобы свести к минимуму его негативное влияние на продуктивность кур (191). Скармливание в комплексе с другими биологически активными веществами (БАВ) усиливает работу витамина С (112,113,153). В ряде исследований было показано положительное влияние витамина С на количество АОС (121,135,140), продуктивность (145,150) и качество мяса бройлеров (138,139,141) на фоне ОС, вызванного ТС, высокой плотностью посадки птицы (56), транспортировкой (112,154), токсикозами (149,151,153).…”