INFLUENCE OF SOME HONEY BEE PRODUCTS ON SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND MEAT QUALITY IN BROILERS | ||||
| Egyptian Poultry Science Journal | ||||
| Article 14, Volume 38, Issue 2, June 2018, Page 533-549 PDF (668.5 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Ahmed Hamdi Rabie  1; Farid Ramzy Stino2; Ahmed Mohamed El-Kaiaty3
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| 1Animal Production Research Institute | ||||
| 2Poultry Breeding Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo Univeristy | ||||
| 3Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of propolis, bee-pollen and bee-venom on meat quality and immune response of broiler chickens. A total of 408, one week old, Cobb 500 broilers were randomly divided into 8 experimental groups (3 replicate, 17 chicks each). The first treatment was fed basal diet without any additives and served as a control. The second treatment was fed the basal diet supplemented with the growth promoter Biox-Y® 0.5g per kg of diet. The third and the fourth treatments were fed basal diet supplemented with propolis (200 or 400 mg/kg diet). The fifth and the sixth treatments were fed basal diet supplemented with bee-pollen (1 or 2 g/kg diet). The seventh and the eighth treatments were fed basal diet and its water was supplemented with bee-venom (1or 2 mg/L water). Blood samples were obtained at the end of experiment to determine blood parameters. The obtained results showed that broiler chicks fed diet supplemented with propolis (400 mg/kg diet) or bee-pollen (2 g/kg diet) had significantly higher breast muscles protein, moisture concentration and bone strength compared to the control and Biox-Y® treatments. Chicks fed diets with propolis (200 mg/kg diet) or drinking water with bee-venom (1 or 2 mg/L) resulted in significantly higher Haemoglobin and Hematocrit concentration compared to the control treatment. Humoral immune response against sheep red blood cells was increased in propolis (400 mg/kg diet) or bee-venom (2 mg/L water) treatments compared to the control treatment. While, cell mediated immune response (PHA-L injection) was increased significantly in propolis (400 mg/kg diet) treatment than the control or Biox-Y® treatments. The chicks fed diet with bee-pollen (1 or 2 g/kg diet) or Biox-Y® (0.5 g/kg diet) had significantly higher relative thymus weight. Also, bee-venom (2 mg/L water) treatment had significantly higher relative spleen and bursa weights compared to the control treatment. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Broiler- meat quality-immune respons- blood parameters- honey bee products | ||||
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