Urtica dioica extract—suitable dietary supplement influencing the growth body characteristics, antioxidant status, and serum biochemical parameters of broiler chickens

Behboodi, Hamidreza; Alemi, Morteza; Baradaran, Atefeh

doi:10.1007/s00580-021-03286-1

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“…Our findings revealed that Urtica urens significantly lowered HDL cholesterol and tended to lower the LDL and total cholesterol in broilers. Consistent with our findings, [ 20 , 23 , 36 ] observed that the inclusion of nettles in the diet of broilers reduced blood cholesterol. In disagreement, Khosravi et al [ 25 ] observed that the incorporation of 1 g/kg of nettles had no effect on blood cholesterol (but used nettle extract), and the same tendency was seen in [ 46 ], with an incorporation of a higher level of nettles (5%), and in [ 41 ], with the use of different levels of nettles in the starter and grower broiler feed.…”

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Effects of Urtica urens in the Feed of Broilers on Performances, Digestibility, Carcass Characteristics and Blood Parameters

Teixeira

Nunes

Outor-Monteiro

et al. 2023

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With the aim of improving animal health and productivity, plants or plant extracts that have antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant properties are often used in studies with broilers. The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of Urtica urens in broilers. Ninety male Ross chicks were used, randomly placed in 30 pens (three broilers per pen). The broilers were assigned to three treatment groups: group CT (control) received a basal diet; group UU1 received a basal diet with 1% dried Urtica urens; and group UU2 received a basal diet with 2% dried Urtica urens. Each treatment consisted of two feeds, distributed from day 1 to 15 (starter) and from day 15 to 36 (grower). As a result of this study, broilers in the UU1 treatment group had higher weight on day 15 (p = 0.029) and day 36 (p = 0.014) than those in treatments CT and UU2 and a higher daily weight gain between days 1 and 15 (p = 0.028) and days 1 and 36 (p = 0.014). Broilers in the UU1 and UU2 groups had lower serum HDL cholesterol (88.8 and 88.9 mg/dL, respectively) than the CT (96.1 mg/dL). In conclusion, the use of dried Urtica urens at 1% as an additive in broiler diets may affect growth performance and blood HDL cholesterol.

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“…Differences were found in live weight and daily weight gain. Similar results were observed in [ 36 ], where positive differences were found in weight gain and feed intake with the 1% nettle treatment. However, the UU2 treatment had no significant effects.…”

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Effects of Urtica urens in the Feed of Broilers on Performances, Digestibility, Carcass Characteristics and Blood Parameters

Teixeira

Nunes

Outor-Monteiro

et al. 2023

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“…Three different concentrations were used in the study to optimize its effect. Finally, the 0.5 mg/L dose of UD extract was selected where the highest antioxidant activity (decrease in MDA level and increased TAC, GPx, and SOD) was achieved in the blood samples [ 88 ].…”

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Antioxidant Activity of Urtica dioica: An Important Property Contributing to Multiple Biological Activities

Jaiswal

Lee

2022

Antioxidants

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Urtica dioica (UD) is a multi-functional plant known to be used as both food and medicine from ancient times. The plant has the potential to be used as a fertilizer and for biological pest control. It is also used in textile and related industries for its quality fibers. In the recent past, the plant has received great attention for its numerous important biological activities and food applications. The antioxidant activity of UD is the crucial factor supporting its important biological activities, such as anticancer, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory properties. The antioxidant activity of UD is also found to be protective in different organs, including the brain, liver, lungs, kidney, ovary, and uterus, and may also be protective against diseases associated with these organs. Few clinical studies have endorsed the antioxidant potential of UD in patients. The current work is an attempt to comprehensively compile and discuss the antioxidant activity of UD from in vitro, in vivo and human studies. The insights of the current study would be helpful in getting a panoramic view of the antioxidant potential of UD, and provide direction for optimizing and developing it for therapeutic applications against important diseases and conditions in the near future.

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Impact of drinking water supplementation of a blend of peppermint, coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), thyme, propolis, and prebiotic on performance, serum constituents, and immunocompetence of broiler chickens

Behboodi

Hosseini²,

Salarieh³

et al. 2022

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Urtica dioica extract—suitable dietary supplement influencing the growth body characteristics, antioxidant status, and serum biochemical parameters of broiler chickens

Cited by 3 publications

References 37 publications

Effects of Urtica urens in the Feed of Broilers on Performances, Digestibility, Carcass Characteristics and Blood Parameters

Effects of Urtica urens in the Feed of Broilers on Performances, Digestibility, Carcass Characteristics and Blood Parameters

Antioxidant Activity of Urtica dioica: An Important Property Contributing to Multiple Biological Activities

Impact of drinking water supplementation of a blend of peppermint, coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), thyme, propolis, and prebiotic on performance, serum constituents, and immunocompetence of broiler chickens

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