Effect of Yeast Probiotic on Growth, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Malondialdehyde Concentration of Broiler Chickens

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of yeast probiotic on body weight, and the activities of anti-oxidant enzymes: superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration of broiler chickens. The experiment was carried out on hybrid Hubbard broiler chickens (n = 200). Two-hundred day-old chicks were randomly selected and distributed into four groups of 50 day-old chicks each: Control, C, and treatment groups comprising T1, T2 and T3 administered with 0.25 mL, 0.5 mL and 1.0 mL yeast probiotic, respectively. Chicks were fed a commercial starter diet for the first 28 days of age, followed by pelleted finisher diet from 29 to 42 days. Chickens in T1 had a significantly (p < 0.01) higher body weight at 4th week of age when compared with the control. SOD activity in all treatment groups was not significantly (p > 0.05) different when compared with the control. GPx activity was significantly (p < 0.01) higher in T1, when compared with the control. GPx activity in T2 was higher (p < 0.01) when compared with the control. There was no significant (p > 0.05) difference in MDA level in all the treatment groups. In conclusion, administering yeast probiotic supplement increased body weight and enhanced serum anti-oxidant enzyme activities of broiler chickens.

Evaluating two multistrain probiotics on growth performance, intestinal morphology, lipid oxidation and ileal microflora in chickens

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Effects of dietary Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bacillus subtilis on laying performance, egg quality, blood biochemistry and immune response of organic laying hens

“…Blood samples were placed at room temperature for 1 h and then centrifuged at 1200 g for 10 min. The serum was stored at −80 °C to determine the metabolic profile, innate immune parameters [lysozyme, serum bactericidal activity and haemolytic complement assay (HCA)], oxidative stress and immune response to NDV antigens (Osserman and Lawlor, ; Barta and Barta, ; Amadori et al., ; Wang et al., ; Aluwong et al., ).…”

“…A commercial kit (Diacron, Grosseto, Italy) was used to evaluate the reactive oxygen substances in the serum. Values are expressed as mmol H 2 O 2 (Aluwong et al., ). The serum antioxidant power was measured with a commercial kit (Diacron) which determines the ability of plasma to oppose the oxidative action of a hypochlorous acid (HClO) solution (Capcarova et al., ).…”

The effect of yeast Yarrowia lipolytica on the antioxidant indices and macro-and microelements in blood plasma of turkey hens

“…A study by Aluwong et al (2013) also shows that adding a probiotic to chicken feed together with Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast can decrease catalase activity.…”

“…The most important enzymes with antioxidant activity are superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and catalase (Ognik and Krauze 2012). The action of these enzymes can be enhanced by feed additives such as herbs, probiotics, prebiotics or nutrient yeast, to which immunostimulatory functions are attributed (Świątkiewicz and Koreleski 2007, Cakiroglu et al 2010, Przysiecki et al 2010, Aluwong et al 2013). …”