Alleviation of heat stress in broiler chicken using turmeric (Curcuma longa) - a short review

Abstract

Heat stress is one of the most crucial issues in broiler production, particularly in tropical regions. Thermal stress may pose several problems related to growth, feed intake, nutrient utilization, physiological condition, immune function, intestinal ecology, and morphology as well as the antioxidant system in the body of chickens. Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is rich in curcumin, which can serve as an antioxidant. Being part of the nutritional interventions, treatment using turmeric has been documented to alleviate the negative impact of heat stress on broiler chickens, in terms of production, physiology, immunology, and antioxidant status of broilers. The present review elucidates the alleviation of heat stress in broiler chicken using turmeric based on the most recent literature.

Effect of sprouted papaya seed meal on physiological conditions, intestinal bacterial populations and meat quality of broilers

“…As a result, our findings showed that PSM and SPSM might help broilers cope with stressful conditions. Similar to creatinine, the ALT levels often rise in broilers during stressful circumstances, indicating oxidative stress and injury to internal organs such as the liver and kidney (Sugiharto, 2020b). The blood levels of ALT was lower (P<0.05) in broilers fed SPSM at 1 and 2.5% of feed in this study (Table 6).…”

“…Creatinine has traditionally been used as a marker for protein metabolism. Increased muscle protein catabolism and consequently greater amounts of creatinine in broiler circulation are generally associated with increased corticosterone levels during stressful situations (Sugiharto, 2020b). In this investigation, feeding PSM or SPSM to broilers resulted in reduced (P<0.05) levels of creatinine in their serum when compared to control.…”

“…The cholesterol to HDL ratio in the serum of broilers fed PSM or SPSM was lower (P<0.05) in the current research than in the serum of those fed a control diet (Table 6). The impaired immune competences of broilers is often associated with a greater cholesterol to HDL ratio (dyslipidemia) (Sugiharto, 2020b). In this case, giving PSM or SPSM to broiler chickens therefore appeared to be advantageous to their health and well-being.…”

Potential ameliorative role of Spirulina platensis in powdered or extract forms against cyclic heat stress in broiler chickens

“…These bioactive compounds have numerous biological activities such as antioxidant, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, immunostimulatory, and antimicrobial (Abdel-Daim et al 2019;Abdel-Moneim et al 2021a;Abedin and Taha, 2008;Aladaileh et al 2020). A growing body of literature has attributed these medicinal properties of S. platensis to their ability to modulate cytokines and antibodies production, inhibit lipid peroxidation, enhance disease resistance, and scavenge free radicals effectively, thereby improving the productivity and profitability of the poultry industry (Abdel-Daim et al 2019, 2020Abdelkhalek et al 2015;Aladaileh et al 2020;Evans et al 2015;Farag et al 2016). Taken together, these different mechanisms qualify S. platensis to be used to mitigate the deleterious impacts of heat stress in poultry (Abdel-Moneim et al 2021c).…”

Protective effects of dietary synbiotic supplementation on meat quality and oxidative status in broilers under heat stress

“…Dietary manipulation is a practical way to alleviate detrimental consequences of HS on broilers currently. These supplemental substrates include plant extract (Zhang et al 2018a;Sugiharto 2020), vitamin (Zeferino et al 2015;Abdelhameed et al 2019), mineral (Habibian et al 2015), probiotic (Al-Fataftah and Abdelqader 2014), prebiotic (Cheng et al 2019b), and synbiotic (Mohammed et al 2018). Synbiotic, a mixture of probiotic and prebiotic, beneficially affects the host by improving survival and implantation of health-promoting bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract (Pandey et al 2015;Krumbeck et al 2016).…”