Potential Application of Cornelian Cherry Extract on Broiler Chickens: Growth, Expression of Antioxidant Biomarker and Glucose Transport Genes, and Oxidative Stability of Frozen Meat

Abstract

The use of natural plant extracts in poultry feed could improve their productivity as well as the oxidative stability of stored derived meat. The roles of cornelian cherry extract (CCE) in growth, cecal microbes, and meat antioxidative markers of broiler chickens were evaluated. A total of 500 Ross 308 broiler chicks were fed diets supplemented with CCE (0, 50, 100, 200, 400 mg/kg of diet) for 38 days. The highest levels of weight gain and feed utilization were observed in a group fed 200 mg/kg of CCE. Maximum upregulation of glucose transporters—1 and 2 and sodium-dependent glucose transporter genes—were found in the group fed 200 mg/kg of CCE. Lactobacilli and Bifidobacterium colonization increased as the CCE levels increased. The greatest upregulation of antioxidant genes (glutathione peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase) in breast meat was observed in groups fed CCE (200 and 400 mg/kg). Dietary CCE significantly delayed the lipid oxidation of breast meat compared with that of the control group. The total phenolic content, 2,2-Diphenyl-1-Picrihydrzyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and reducing power in meat improved with higher levels of CCE. Dietary CCE improved the growth, performance of broilers, and meat antioxidant stability after 90 days of storage.

Supplementing Garlic Nanohydrogel Optimized Growth, Gastrointestinal Integrity and Economics and Ameliorated Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens Using a Clostridium perfringens Challenge Model

“…It is interesting to pay attention to the strategy that allows monitoring of the production costs and helps the producer to get the best financial return of the production system. From this point, efforts were made to research the use of phytogenic compounds in the broiler diet with satisfactory effects on the overall performance and economic efficiency [78][79][80]. Under the C. perfringens challenge imposed in our research, supplemental 400 mg/kg G-NHG presented a positive impact on the net profit, cost/benefit ratio and total revenue.…”

Black Pepper or Radish Seed Oils in a New Combination of Essential Oils Modulated Broiler Chickens’ Performance and Expression of Digestive Enzymes, Lipogenesis, Immunity, and Autophagy-Related Genes

“…Relative growth rate (RGR) = (final live weight − initial live weight/ 1 2 (initial live weight + final live weight)) × 100. Protein efficiency ratio (PER) = live weight gain (g)/protein consumed (g), as formerly stated by [35,36].…”

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Campylobacter Species with Particular Focus on the Growth Promoting, Immunostimulant and Anti-Campylobacter jejuni Activities of Eugenol and Trans-Cinnamaldehyde Mixture in Broiler Chickens

“…The body weight (BW) and feed intake (FI) were recorded for calculating the cumulative body weight gain (BWG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) over the entire experimental period (1–37 days), as previously described [ 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 ].…”