Broiler Performance with DSS40 Yucca Saponin in Combination with Monensin

Johnston, N. L.; Quarles, C. L.; Fagerberg, D. J.

doi:10.3382/ps.0611052

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“…When yucca saponin was fed to broilers at 63 ppm in combination with monensin at 99 ppm or 121 ppm, yucca saponin did not significantly increase body weights at 51 days of age (Johnston et al, 1982); however, saponin improved feed efficiency of broilers when fed with 121 ppm of monensin.…”

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Digestive Parameters in Young Turkeys Fed Yucca Saponin

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Yucca saponin fed in a concentration of 63 ppm to turkey poults at 6 to 14 weeks of age did not significantly improve weight gains, feed conversion, or digestive coefficients. Compared with nonstressed control groups, saponin-fed poults did not have significantly greater average weight gains or feed intakes when stressed by crowding (3 poults per cage) or by adding ammonia to the atmosphere (30 to 35 ppm).

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Digestive Parameters in Young Turkeys Fed Yucca Saponin

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“…Adding liquid formulations of yucca extracts directly to animal waste storage pits has facilitated breakdown of solid material, as well as reduced noxious gas production (Penman and Borlase 1975). Increased feed efficiency has also been reported when yucca extracts have been incorporated into feed for poultry (Johnston et al 1981(Johnston et al , 1982, swine (Foster 1983;Cromwell et al 1985;Mader and Brumm 1987), and cattle (Goodall and Matsushima 1 980).…”

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Effects of Yucca shidigera Extract on Growth, Nitrogen Retention, Ammonia Excretion, and Toxicity in Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus and Hybrid Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus × O. niloticus

Kelly

Kohler

2003

J World Aquaculture Soc

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Nitrogenous waste control in aquaculture systems is necessary to maintain healthy animals and to meet effluent standards. Decreased ammonia production has been attained in traditional livestock production systems by adding extracts of Yucca shidigera to the feed or storage lagoon system. An extract of Yucca shidigera was fed to post yolk‐sac and juvenile channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus and hybrid tilapia Oreochrornis mossambicus × O. niloticus to determine the effects on growth, nitrogen retention, ammonia excretion, and toxicity. Post yolk‐sac channel catfish fry fed the 1.0‐g yucca extract/kg as an agar coating were the only group of experimental organisms that had significantly greater weight gains compared to the control and 0.5‐g yucca extract/kg diet groups after 12 wk. Significantly lower fecal nitrogen concentrations were obtained from catfish fed diets containing yucca extract compared to the control groups, although no differences between fecal nitrogen concentrations for catfish fed diets with either 0.5‐g or 1.0‐g yucca extract/kg diet occurred. Ammonia excretion rates were significantly lower for catfish fed diets containing yucca extract compared to the control group. Accordingly, fish fed diets containing the yucca extract had significantly greater whole‐body protein composition, while lipid levels were significantly lower. No significant differences in proximate composition occurred for fish fed any of the diets containing yucca extract, though growth rates were significantly higher than the controls. This study demonstrated that a yucca extract can be used in the diet of channel catfish, and increased growth and decreased ammonia concentrations can be obtained in rearing systems.

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“…Significant increase in Mean±SD weight gain was observed across all the groups fed with crude extract of Azadirachta indica saponins, with significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) observed when compared with the mean values of the control group. It has been reported that some saponins increased the permeability of intestinal mucosal cells in vitro [14], [15] also reported that Quillaja saponin could be used to enhance growth, reduce metabolic rate and suppress reproduction in tilapia.…”

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