Effects of Gynura procumbens extract supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, antioxidant capacity, immunity and meat quality of meat ducks
Gaoxiang Ai, Pingwen Xiong, Jiang Chen, Wenjing Song, Qiongli Song, Chuanhui Xu, Weide Su, Zhiheng Zou, Qipeng Wei, Xiaolian Chen · 2024
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Description
Gaoxiang Ai and co-authors (2024) fed a traditional Chinese herb extract to meat ducks and measured the effects. The herb, Gynura procumbens, is known for anti-tumor and antioxidant activity, but had never been tested in ducks. Four hundred eighty young female ducks were split into four diets for seven weeks: no extract, or 200, 400, or 600 milligrams per kilogram of feed. The team tracked carcass traits, blood chemistry, immunity, and meat quality.
The top dose cut blood urea nitrogen, triglycerides, and cholesterol. All doses lowered an inflammatory marker and a damage marker. The highest dose raised antibody levels and total antioxidant capacity. Breast meat held more moisture, lost less water, and cut more tenderly. Growth was not the headline; health markers and meat quality were. With antibiotics banned in poultry production, the authors recommend 600 milligrams per kilogram.
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| CREATOR | Gaoxiang Ai, Pingwen Xiong, Jiang Chen, Wenjing Song, Qiongli Song, Chuanhui Xu, Weide Su, Zhiheng Zou, Qipeng Wei, Xiaolian Chen |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |