Effects of dietary Mentha spicata on performance, blood metabolites, meat quality and microbial ecosystem of small intestine in growing Japanese quail

Ghazaghi, Mahmoud; Mehri, Mehran; Kasmani, Farzad Bagherzadeh

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2014.04.014

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“…The inclusion of EOB in the drinking water at 150 and 200 ppm changes ileal microflora towards increasing Lactobacillus and decreasing Escherichia coli . These results are in agreement with previous works (Ghazaghi et al, ; Mahmoodi et al, ; Rahimi et al, ). Saki et al () showed that birds received 200 ppm thyme essential oil in drinking water had higher ( p < 0.05) ileal Lactobacillus and lower ( p < 0.05) Escherichia coli enumeration compared to the control birds.…”

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“…The focus of alternative strategies has been to prevent the proliferation of pathogenic bacteria and modulation of indigenous bacteria so that the health, immune status and performance are improved (Dorman & Deans, 2000). Essential oils are volatile oils obtained from various plant materials and have been demonstrated to improve growth performance and feed efficiency in broiler chickens by increasing secretion of endogenous digestive enzymes (Zeng, Zhang, Wang, & Piao, 2015), regulation of the gut microflora (Ghazaghi, Mehri, & Bagherzadeh-Kasmani, 2014), immune modulation (Saki, Kalantar, & Khoramabadi, 2014), and showing antioxidant and antimicrobial activities (Mehri, Sabaghi, & Bagherzadeh-Kasmani, 2015).…”

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Effects of a blend of thyme, peppermint and eucalyptus essential oils on growth performance, serum lipid and hepatic enzyme indices, immune response and ileal morphology and microflora in broilers

Nameghi

Edalatian

Bakhshalinejad

2019

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a blend of essential oils (EOB) derived from thyme (Thymus vulgaris), peppermint (Mentha piperita) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globules) as a natural growth promoter. Five dosages (0 (CON), 50, 100, 150 and 200 ppm) of EOB were added daily to the drinking water to determine its effect on growth performance, carcass quality, blood biochemistry, immune response and ileal morphology in Ross 308 broiler chicks. A total of 500, 10‐day‐old male Ross 308 broilers were allocated into five treatments with four replicates each. Inclusion of EOB at 150 ppm improved (p < 0.05) body weight gain, feed conversion ratio and production index by 11.73, 10.81 and 24.13% compared to CON respectively. The inclusion of EOB at 100, 150 and 200 ppm increased (p < 0.05) carcass yield and thigh muscle compared to CON. Serum concentration of hepatic enzymes (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase) was decreased while the ileal villus height and ratio of villus height to crypt depth were improved (p < 0.05) in response to inclusion of 150 and 200 ppm of EOB compared to CON. The ileal Escherichia coli count was lower and Lactobacillus count was higher in EOB‐200 and EOB‐150, respectively, compared to CON at 21 and 42 days of age (p < 0.05). Antibody titre of Newcastle, bronchitis and infectious bursal disease was linearly increased (p < 0.05) by increasing supplemental level of EOB at day 4 post‐inoculation. Our results suggested that supplementation of EOB at the 150 ppm into drinking water during day 11–42 could improve growth performance, humoral immunity and ileal morphology and microflora in broilers, and thus, EOB has merit to be used as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters.

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Effects of a blend of thyme, peppermint and eucalyptus essential oils on growth performance, serum lipid and hepatic enzyme indices, immune response and ileal morphology and microflora in broilers

Nameghi

Edalatian

Bakhshalinejad

2019

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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“…() observed lower blood triglyceride levels in laying hens fed ginger. These medicinal herbs’ active components, which are often called photobiotics or botanicals, are secondary metabolites in medicinal herbs with positive effects on animal health and productivity (Windisch et al., ; Ghazaghi et al., ). The beneficial effects of dietary inclusion of medicinal herbs for gut health, digestion of nutrients and intestinal integrity have been previously reported (Brenes and Roura, ; Golzadeh et al., ).…”

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Influence of sumac (Rhus Coriaria L.) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) on egg yolk fatty acid, cholesterol and blood parameters in laying hens

Gürbüz

Salih

2017

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential effect of different levels of sumac (Rhus coriaria L.) seed powder and ginger (Zingiber officinale) root powder on egg yolk fatty acid composition, blood/yolk cholesterol in laying hen. A total of 63 (ATAK-S: Domestic Turkish Laying Hens) laying hens (average weight: 1470 g each hen, 25-weeks of age) were assigned to seven treatment diets including sumac seed (S) and ginger root powder (G) at 0 g/kg (control), 10 g/kg (S1), 20 g/kg (S2), and 30 g/kg (S3); 10 g/kg (G1), 20 g/kg (G2), or 30 g/kg in rations respectively, for 8 weeks. After a two-week adaptation period to cages, the hens were allocated to 7 groups with 9 replicates of 1 hen in per cage each. The replications were allotted equally into the upper and lower cages to minimize the effects of cage level. In this study, egg yolk cholesterol had a decrease (p <0.05) in supplemented diet( sumac seed and ginger root powder). Fatty acid content in yolk; saturated fatty acid, monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and rate of n6/n3 were not significant (p <0.05). However, dietary supplementation with sumac and ginger powder reduced and yolk/blood cholesterol concentrations in laying hens. Supplementation of sumac and ginger affected on HDL, there was found a significant effect (p < 0.05) in treatment groups. Moreover, LDL positively decreased in all treatment groups compared with the control group. The findings of this study suggested that feeding sumac and ginger tend to be decreasing cholesterol levels in both yolk and blood on laying hens. It can be concluded that ginger root and sumac seed powder can be used as an effective feed additive to improve fatty acid composition and yolk and blood cholesterol in ATAK-S laying hens.

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“…The plant family Lamiaceae has received the greatest interest in poultry feed, with peppermint, thyme and oregano as the most popular representatives (Burt, 2004). These medicinal plants active components which are often called phytobiotics or botanicals are secondary metabolites in medicinal plants with positives effects on animal health and productivity (Windisch et al, 2008;Ghazaghi et al, 2014). Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) is widely used in herbal medicine and believed to be particularly beneficial in building the immune system and antimicrobial properties, as well as strong antioxidant properties and enhance appetite, mainly due to its active components (Dorman et al, 2003: Yalçin et al, 2012.…”

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Effect of anti-prolactin drug and peppermint on broodiness, laying performance and egg quality in indigenous hens

Banu

Rashid

Hasan

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Asian J. Med. Biol. Res

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Abstract:The study was conducted to determine the effect of antiprolactin drug (Bromergon®) and Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) on broodiness, laying performance and egg quality in indigenous hens. The effect of modulation of prolactin concentration on egg production, sequence length and inter sequence pauses were studied by analyzing the oviposition records. Total sixty indigenous laying hens (30-40 weeks of age), were assigned for treatment with peppermint solution and Bromergon®. Sixty laying hens were randomly divided into 4 groups (A, B, C and D) and each group remained 15 hens. Group A was kept for control, Group B was treated with bromocriptine (Bromergon® SANDOZ) orally @ 640 μg per bird per day, Group C with 50% peppermint solution @ 10 g per bird orally and Group D was with peppermint and Bromergon® combined at previous dose. Over the course of trial, incremental dietary peppermint (Group C) significantly (p˃0.05) increased egg production, body weight of treated indigenous hens than other groups. Egg shell percentage, thickness and haugh unit of hens fed diets supplemented with peppermint were greater than that of hens fed the control diet. However, peppermint supplementation did not influence other egg quality characteristics like albumen and yolk percentages and albumen height. The treated birds had comparatively longer sequences and fewer pauses. It is concluded that the physiological pauses occur during ovulatory sequences can be disrupted effectively using Bromergon® and peppermint. Prolactin levels modulated which may interfere with follicular recruitment and subsequent oviposition thereby improves egg laying potential of the indigenous hens.

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Effects of dietary Mentha spicata on performance, blood metabolites, meat quality and microbial ecosystem of small intestine in growing Japanese quail

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Effects of a blend of thyme, peppermint and eucalyptus essential oils on growth performance, serum lipid and hepatic enzyme indices, immune response and ileal morphology and microflora in broilers

Effects of a blend of thyme, peppermint and eucalyptus essential oils on growth performance, serum lipid and hepatic enzyme indices, immune response and ileal morphology and microflora in broilers

Influence of sumac (Rhus Coriaria L.) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) on egg yolk fatty acid, cholesterol and blood parameters in laying hens

Effect of anti-prolactin drug and peppermint on broodiness, laying performance and egg quality in indigenous hens

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