Protective effect of dietary supplementation of Bupleurum falcatum L saikosaponins on ammonia exposure-induced ileum injury in broilers.

ABSTRACT: Ammonia (NH₃) at a high concentration has been recognized as a highly poisonous pollutant affecting both air and water quality. NH₃, as a stimulus, exerts negative impact on broiler growth and production, but the molecular mechanisms are not clear yet. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of Bupleurum falcatum L saikosaponins (SP) on the growth and ileum health status in broilers exposed to NH₃. Day-old Arbor Acers broilers (n = 480) were randomly allocated into 1 of 4 treatments. The main factors were dietary SP supplementation (0 or 80 mg/kg of diet) and NH₃ challenge (with or without 70 ± 5 ppm NH₃). The data of growth, intestinal morphology, and mRNA expression related to ileal function were co

SUBMITTER: Shu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7936159 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature