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| Author(s): |
Everton Moreno Muro
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Botucatu. 2015-03-03. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Botucatu |
| Defense date: | 2015-01-06 |
| Advisor: | Antonio Celso Pezzato; Vitor Barbosa Fascina |
| Abstract | |
This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of Baccharis dracunculifolia’s alcoholic extract (BDE) in broiler diets on performance and health of birds. Two studies in a completely randomized design with six treatments were performed: control diet (CD) without inclusion of performance enhancing antibiotic (PEA) and BDE; DC+0.1% BDE; DC+0.2% BDE; DC+0.3% BDE; DC+0.4% BDE and DC+PEA. In the first experiment were used 1080 male broilers, with six replicates per treatment, to evaluate the performance, relative organ weight, antibody titer against Newcastle disease and histomorphometry of intestine and Bursa of Fabricius. In the second experiment were used 720 broilers males to evaluate the effect of EBDon the turnover of the intestinal mucosa and liver. At 21 days of age, in treatment DC+0.2% BDE, decrease in viability and an increase in duodenal crypt depth were observed; at 35 days of age decrease in weight gain and feed intake was observed in treatments DC+0.2% BDE and DC+0.4% BDE and at 42 days, an increase was observed in the cortical area of Bursa in treatment DC+0.2% BDE. In the second experiment were observed, at 21 days, decreased half-life and increased metabolic rate of the intestinal mucosa of the DC+0.2% BDE treatment. The inclusion of BDE in any levels studied did not result in improved health and performance compared to PEA. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/24271-0 - Baccharis dracunculifolia in the feed of broilers. |
| Grantee: | Everton Moreno Muro |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |