Effects of graded levels of Azadirachta indica seed oil on growth performance and biochemical profiles of broiler chickens

Because of speculated risk in generating antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microbiota, natural products from plant origin due to their diverse biological activities, have recently gained a great attention in animal nutrition. This study was designed to evaluate graded levels of neem seed oil on gr...

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Published in:Veterinary medicine and science 2019-08, Vol.5 (3), p.442-450
Main Authors: Mafouo Sonhafouo, Vanessa, Kana, Jean Raphaël, Nguepi Dongmo, Kissel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alanine
Alanine transaminase
Animal Feed - analysis
Animal nutrition
Animals
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics
Aspartate aminotransferase
Azadirachta - chemistry
Azadirachta indica
biochemical indices
Blood Chemical Analysis - veterinary
Body measurements
Body weight
Body weight gain
broiler chicken
Chickens - growth & development
Chickens - physiology
Cholesterol
Creatinine
Diet
Diet - veterinary
Dietary Supplements - analysis
Drinking water
Eating
Enzymes
Ethics
Farms
Feed additives
Feeding
Glycerides - chemistry
Glycerides - pharmacology
growth performance
Health care
High density lipoprotein
Juveniles
Low density lipoprotein
Meat
Microbiota
Natural products
Neem
Nutrition research
Oilseeds
Original
Phytochemicals
Poultry
Random Allocation
Seeds
Seeds - chemistry
seeds oil
Terpenes - chemistry
Terpenes - pharmacology
Triglycerides
Weight Gain - drug effects
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Summary:Because of speculated risk in generating antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microbiota, natural products from plant origin due to their diverse biological activities, have recently gained a great attention in animal nutrition. This study was designed to evaluate graded levels of neem seed oil on growth performance of broiler chickens. A total of 400‐day‐old chicks were randomly allocated to five experimental treatment groups. Experimental rations consisted of supplementing basal diet (R0−) with 1 g antibiotic (R0 + ), 15, 20 and 25 g neem seed oil/kg of feed. Data were recorded on feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion ratio, and serum biochemical parameters. Result revealed that feeding broiler chicks with 25 g of neem oil/kg of feed resulted in a marked (P  0.05) effect on carcass yield and relative weight of organs except for liver weight which significantly (P  0.05) affected by the graded levels of neem oil. LDL‐cholesterol significantly (P 
ISSN:2053-1095
2053-1095
DOI:10.1002/vms3.162