{"title":"Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Rosemary Complex Powder on the Growth Performance of Native Chickens","authors":"SS Yang, X. Chen, AK Su","doi":"10.1590/1806-9061-2022-1672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9061-2022-1672","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with rosemary complex powder on the growth performance of native chickens. In total, 180 one day-old native chicks were assigned to one of three dietary groups (60 birds each). The control group (Group A) received the basal diet. In addition to the basal diet, the two experimental diets (Groups B and C) were supplemented with 0.2% and 0.4% rosemary complex powder, which contained rosemary leaves, sweet basil, pineapple sage and sweet lavender. Over 19 weeks, feed intake was recorded to determine the average daily gain and feed conversion ratio. In weeks 10 and 15, blood samples were taken for serum antibody titer analysis. At the end of the experiment, serum immunoglobulin A (IgA) and serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrations were examined. No differences were observed among the groups in terms of the starting weight, weight in week 19, average daily feed intake, average daily gain, or average feed conversion ratio. The addition of rosemary complex powder improved total weight gain by 1.52%. Serum IgA and serum IgG concentrations were significantly lower in the experimental groups in comparison to the control group ( p <0.05). Villus height, villus width, crypt depth, and villus height/ crypt depth ratio were significantly higher in group B than in group A ( p <0.05). In summary, rosemary complex powder improved the intestinal absorption capacity of chickens and significantly reduced their immunoglobulin concentrations.","PeriodicalId":9244,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67655031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OG Nájera-Pedraza, MA Mellado-Bosque, JE García-Martínez, JA Encina-Domínguez, J. Salinas-Chavira
{"title":"Replacement of Conventional Vegetable Oil with Granulated Fats of Palm Oil (Prilled Fats and Calcium Soaps) in Broiler Chicken Diet: Performance and Carcass Traits","authors":"OG Nájera-Pedraza, MA Mellado-Bosque, JE García-Martínez, JA Encina-Domínguez, J. Salinas-Chavira","doi":"10.1590/1806-9061-2022-1694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9061-2022-1694","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluated the productive performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens fed diets containing prilled fats of palm oil (PFPO) or calcium soaps of palm oil (CaSPO) replacing vegetable oils (VO). A total of two hundred 1-day-old male Ross 308 chickens were allocated in a 2 × 2 randomized factorial design. Diets included 2 PFPO levels (0 and 50%) and 2 CaSPO levels (0 and 50%). The level was the percentage of substitution of VO by granulated fats. The study had two phases (starter and finisher), each lasting 21 days. In the starter phase, PFPO did not influence (main effects; p >0.05) feed intake and body weight gain, but improved (main effect; p =0.03) feed conversion. In the finisher phase and the total study, PFPO had no effect ( p >0.05) on these productive variables. Throughout the study, CaSPO did not influence feed intake (main effect; p >0.50), but decreased weight gain and had a negative effect on feed conversion (main effects; p <0.05). There was no influence of fats (PFPO or CaSPO) on carcass yield, breast, drumsticks plus thighs, and wings (main effects; p >0.05). Chickens fed CaSPO had lower (main effect; p =0.02) carcass weight. The only PFPO × CaSPO interaction ( p =0.04) was for back yield. Results showed that PFPO or CaSPO could be employed in formulating broiler chicken diets, as they are less expensive than conventional VO. Partial substitution of VO for PFPO had minimal effect on productive variables, although partial dietary inclusion of CaSPO might slightly reduce the production of broiler chickens.","PeriodicalId":9244,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67654860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification of Polymorphism in the MC1R Gene and Its Association with the Melanin Content in Feathers of Chinese Yellow Quails","authors":"Y. Qi, X. Zhang, Y. Pang, B. Yuan, J. Cheng","doi":"10.1590/1806-9061-2022-1648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9061-2022-1648","url":null,"abstract":"MC1R plays a crucial role in controlling the type of melanin synthesized in the melanocytes, which greatly affects plumage color in birds. One g.16796362G/T SNP was found in the MC1R gene coding region, which caused a Met120Ile mutation in the amino acid sequence. The Met120Ile mutation was located in the third transmembrane domain of the MC1R protein and decreased protein stability. The g.16796362G/T locus achieved medium polymorphism and had significant association with feather melanin content in Chinese yellow quails. The contents of total melanin and pheomelanin with AA genotype were significant lower than those with AB or BB genotypes in skin tissues, while the expression levels of MC1R mRNA had no significant difference in feathers with different genotypes. This experiment indicated that the Met120Ile mutation could affect the function of the MC1R protein and change the biosynthesis of melanin in Chinese yellow quails.","PeriodicalId":9244,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67654064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Irradiação de alimentos: Revisão comparativa, histórica e difusão do processo","authors":"","doi":"10.14295/bjs.v2i8.313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14295/bjs.v2i8.313","url":null,"abstract":"A utilização da irradiação em alimentos não é uma técnica nova, mas vem apresentando relevantes avanços em sua aceitação e nos benefícios que eles podem providenciar aos alimentos. Logo, este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a história da utilização da técnica de irradiação nos alimentos. Bem como, observar quais foram os principais benefícios e metodologias empregadas. Em seguida, constatou-se que esta é uma técnica segura e eficiente para aumentar o tempo de vida em prateleira dos alimentos e livrar de patógenos. Além disso, apresenta uma regulamentação de suma importância que garante qualidade e segurança para estes alimentos, difundindo ainda mais o processo no meio social e acadêmico.","PeriodicalId":9244,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83279365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of Pelleting Mealworm (Tenebrio Molitor) Powder with Chokeberry By-product Meal To improve Duck Production and Meat Quality Traits","authors":"I. Choi","doi":"10.1590/1806-9061-2022-1717","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9061-2022-1717","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation pelleted Tenebrio molitor (TM) powder with chokeberry by-product (CBP) meal on duck production and meat quality traits. A total of 180 0-day-old Pekin ducks were allocated randomly between three dietary groups viz., control, Treatment 1, and Treatment 2, with three pens per group and twenty birds per pen, characterized by increasing levels of pelleted TM powder with CBP meal in concentration of 0%, 1.5%, and 3%, respectively, and reared until 42 days of age in a completely randomized design. On day 42, the ducks were sacrificed, and breast and thigh muscles were used for meat quality evaluations. Feeding pelleted TM powder with CBP meal resulted in a significant difference in final body weight, weight gain and feed conversion ratio ( p <0.05). Additionally, a significant difference was observed in the pH of the breast meat samples ( p <0.05). As the only significant difference between the breast and thigh meat, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrazyl radical scavenging was influenced significantly by the dietary inclusion of pelleted TM powder with CBP meal ( p <0.05). However, the values of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and meat color in both breast and thigh meat were insignificant ( p >0.05) different among all groups. To conclude, the inclusion of up to 3 % of pelleted TM powder with CBP meal in the diets of ducks did improve the growth production and antioxidant characteristics effects, which could decrease TBARS and reflected by changes in 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl free DPPH radical scavenging values.","PeriodicalId":9244,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67655481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nilpotent and supersoluble groups","authors":"","doi":"10.14295/bjs.v2i8.363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14295/bjs.v2i8.363","url":null,"abstract":"Let G = AB be the mutually permutable product of this supersoluble subgroups A and B. If G’ is nilpotent, then G is supersoluble.","PeriodicalId":9244,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88368826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Carvalho, AO Rocha, D. Carvalho, Las Silva, Mjo Almeida, Jlr Sarmento
{"title":"The Growth Pattern of Brazilian Canela-Preta Chickens with Different Plumages Reared in Two Rearing Systems","authors":"A. Carvalho, AO Rocha, D. Carvalho, Las Silva, Mjo Almeida, Jlr Sarmento","doi":"10.1590/1806-9061-2021-1591","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9061-2021-1591","url":null,"abstract":"Growth pattern is essential for economically efficient poultry production. In this study, we aimed to describe the growth curve of chickens of the Canela-Preta breed reared in two different rearing systems, considering their different plumage colors. Initially, 204 one-day-old male and female chicks were randomly distributed in confinement and semi-confinement (102 animals in each system) without separation by gender. The animals were individually identified by wing and foot plastic brands and were weighted every seven days. The body weight and age records were used to estimate the growth curves of the following factors using the Richards model: plumage color, gender, and rearing system. The likelihood ratio test was used to verify the equality of parameters and identify nonlinear models to compare the growth patterns of the evaluated groups. The growth pattern of Canela-Preta chickens changed as a function of gender, plumage color, and rearing system. Females with black plumage, black and gold hens, and males with black and white plumage showed greater sensitivity to changes in rearing systems. Within-breed selection strategies for specific colors can improve the use of growth pattern differences, improving production efficiency. Semi-confinement is suitable for rearing Canela-Preta chickens with any plumage color, as these animals meet the free-range poultry niche market requirements.","PeriodicalId":9244,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67652655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bioactive compounds of Prosopis africana oil (african mesquite) using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique","authors":"John Olujimi Alagbe","doi":"10.14295/bjs.v2i8.359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14295/bjs.v2i8.359","url":null,"abstract":"Phytochemicals (bioactive compounds) are generally regarded as chemicals of plant origin used for plants for growth, defense against competitors and pathogens. They also have a wide range of pharmacological activities including – antiarrhythmic, antioxidant, antimalarial, vasodilatory, antimicrobial, analgesics, hepato-protective, anti-inflammatory, hypo-cholesterolemic, anti-androgenic, antiviral, antifungal and immune-modulatory. This study was carried out to investigate the bioactive compounds of Prosopis africana oil (african mesquite) using gas chromatography – mass spectrometry technique. A total of 73 bioactive compounds 77.16% were identified based on their peak areas. The major compounds identified in the oil sample were; prosogerin A 29.90%, caryophyllene 12.33%, 2,4-bis (1-phenylethyl) phenol 5.80%, gallic acid 5.22%, β-cyclocitral 3.11%, β-sitosterol 2.50%, α-terpinene 2.09% and ellagic acid 2.04%. The other compounds were less than 1%, however, they exert various pharmacological properties. It was concluded that Prosopis africana oil is loaded with phytochemicals and also has several health promoting properties and it can also be used as a remedy for the treatment of several ailments in human being and animals.","PeriodicalId":9244,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135718507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Óxido de CaO e hidróxido de (Ca(OH)2) no tratamento de volumosos","authors":"","doi":"10.14295/bjs.v2i8.311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14295/bjs.v2i8.311","url":null,"abstract":"Objetivou-se com esta revisão compilar informações a respeito do tratamento de alimentos volumosos com óxidos e hidróxidos de cálcio e seu fornecimento para ruminantes. Esse tratamento visa melhorar a digestibilidade dos volumosos por meio hidrólise alcalina, beneficiando o valor nutricional. Estudos vem sendo desenvolvidos com intuito de melhorar as características nutritivas e diminuir a frequência de corte pelo armazenamento da cana-de-açúcar a partir de seu tratamento com óxido (CaO) ou hidróxido de cálcio (Ca(OH)2). No entanto, esses tratamentos nem sempre conseguem melhorar as composições dos alimentos, principalmente nos teores de fibras e digestibilidade. Deste modo, o tratamento de forragens utilizando óxidos e hidróxidos de cálcio não é recomendado pela falta de resultados que demonstrem melhoria na qualidade da forragem, características de consumo e desempenho animal. ","PeriodicalId":9244,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85317514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luana Cavalcante Gonçalves da Silva, Annelise Kopp Alves
{"title":"Síntese de semicondutores de diferentes composições e sua capacidade de absorção na região UV-A","authors":"Luana Cavalcante Gonçalves da Silva, Annelise Kopp Alves","doi":"10.14295/bjs.v2i8.346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14295/bjs.v2i8.346","url":null,"abstract":"Fotocatalisadores são sólidos semicondutores que se caracterizam por converterem a energia contida em fótons (luz) em energia eletroquímica disponível em um sistema químico, tanto para oxidação, como para a redução de compostos ou espécies químicas (íons). Á aplicação do TiO2 em fotocatálise heterogênea, adquire relevância, devido à sua eficiência na decomposição de poluentes da água, do ar, bactérias, células cancerígenas e na degradação de compostos orgânicos tóxicos. Assim, este trabalho se propôs a sintetizar por electrospinning fibras de TiO2 e de TiO2 dopadas com H2WO4 ou Na2WO4.2H2O. Estas amostras foram tratadas termicamente entre 650 ºC e 800 ºC. Caracterizadas quanto: a morfologia por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), fases cristalinas por difração de raios X (DRX), e fotoatividade mediante ensaios de degradação de 125 mL de uma solução 20 ppm do corante alaranjado de metila. Os resultados apontam a amostra de TiO2/Na2WO4.2H2O (800 ºC) mais efetiva na degradação do corante, possivelmente devido a existência de uma sincronicidade entre as propriedades químicas e físicas dos óxidos de titânio e tungstênio e a formação das vacâncias de O2.","PeriodicalId":9244,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86780766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}