Could Moringa (Moringa olifera) Mitigate the Consequences of Heat Stress in Broilers? | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences | ||
| Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 20 January 2025 PDF (2.03 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejvs.2025.339301.2534 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abd El-Alim Fouad Abd El-Alim1; Naglaa Z. H. Eleiwa1; Mohamed M Arafa2; Abd Elfattah I El-Zanaty2; Mohamed A. Abo Elfadl* 2 | ||
| 1Pharmacology department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University,Egypt | ||
| 2Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Moringa olifera is used to improve the health and performance of chickens under heat stress (40:41˚C) . The purpose of this study was to examine how Moringa olifera affected the growth performance metrics, antioxidant status blood biochemical result and relative mRNA expression of two protein (HSP70,IL6) in broiler under heat stress. In this study, 80 one-day-old chicks were divided into four dietary groups at random, each consisting of 20 chicks. The chicks were given a baseline diet for 35 days. The negative control group, which was not exposed to heat stress, was Group 1. Group 2 was the positive control group that was exposed to heat stress. Groups 3 un exposed to heat stress and supplemented with Moringa olifera and Groups 4 s heat stressed group and supplemented with Moringa olifera. The findings demonstrated that adding Moringa olifera to groups 3, 4, baseline diet led to improved body performance parameters (increasing final B.W, BWG, F.C and F.C.R), improved liver and kidney function (lowering serum AST, ALT, creatinine and uric acid level), improved protein level (total protein & albumin & globulin), improved oxidant, antioxidant status (lowering serum MDA levels, Cortisol and raising serum CAT, SOD, TAC and GPx activities), raising antibody titer against IB& ND, lowering level of glucose, PH, Haptoglobin, CRP and down regulated of HSP70 and IL6 relative mRNA expressions as compared to birds in group 2. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Heat stress; Growth performance; Antioxidant capacity; moringa olifera | ||
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