Effects of Ginger Extract on Laying Performance, Egg Quality, and Antioxidant Status of Laying Hens

Animals

Yunfeng Gu¹  Yanmin Zhou¹  Chao Wen¹  Tian Wang¹  Zhengguo Tao²  Zongjia Cheng² 

[1] College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;Leader Bio-technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, China;

关键词: antioxidant status;    egg quality;    ginger extract;    laying hen;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ani9110857

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of ginger extract (GE) as a dietary supplement for laying hens. A total of 40-week-old 288 Hyline Brown laying hens were randomly divided into two groups with six replicates, and fed a basal diet with or without 100 g/t GE for eight weeks. Dietary GE supplementation increased egg weight, albumin height, and Haugh unit of eggs, and decreased yolk cholesterol content and activities of alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase in serum at eight weeks. Moreover, GE resulted in higher total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) activity and lower malondialdehyde (MDA) content in yolk at four and eight weeks and in serum. It was concluded that GE was effective in increasing egg weight and improving the egg quality and antioxidant status of laying hens.

【 授权许可】

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