TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effects of Dietary Momordica Charantia Supplementations on Broiler Performance, Blood Parameters, Meat Quality and Intestinal Morphology
AB  - Momordica charantia (MC) is one of the most often used medicinal plants, a rich source of vitamins and minerals. This study aimed to assess the effects of a food supplementation of MC extract at various doses (0, 0.15, 0.30, 0.45 g kg-1) on the performance, carcass yield, meat quality, intestinal morphology, and some blood parameters in broilers. A total of 288 Ross 308 broiler chicks (1 day old) were used in the experiment. Animals were divided into 4 groups with 6 replicates. Feed intake (FI), daily weight gain (DWG), feed conversion rate (FCR), and carcass yield were unaffected by MC extract supplementations. The group treated with a high dosage of MC extract had significantly lower serum phosphor (P) levels than the other groups (P<0.05). In the small intestine sections of the MC supplemented groups, goblet cell number (GCN), crypt depth (CD), villus length (VL), and epithelial height (EH) had significantly increased (P<0.05). Conversely, MC had a quite limited and variable effect on meat quality parameters. In conclusion, the MC extract doses studied in the study have no significant effect on the performance of the broiler. Furthermore, contrasting several dosages in different housing and health conditions plans can be essential.
AU  - ÖZKANLAR, Seçkin
AU  - urçar gelen, sevda
AU  - Kara, Adem
AU  - Gedikli, Semin
AU  - Yenice, Güler
AU  - ATASEVER, mustafa
DO  - 10.46810/tdfd.1162900
PY  - 2023
JO  - Türk Doğa ve Fen Dergisi
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SN  - 2149-6366
SP  - 61
EP  - 67
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1167959
ER  -