Dietary Soy Saponin Improves Antioxidant and Immune Function of Layer Hens.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of dietary soy saponin (SS) on the antioxidant and immune functions of laying hens. Two hundred seventy 22-week-old Hy-line gray layers were randomly allocated into three treatment groups: a control group (Control) fed a basal diet with low soybean meal and groups supplemented with 50 and 500 mg/kg SS (50 SS and 500 SS). After ten weeks, eight chickens from each treatment group were anesthetized and sacrificed to collect tissue samples. In the 50 and 500 SS groups, results showed that the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in serum and spleen were elevated, and the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) in serum decreased. The mRNA levels of genes such as NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2) in the ileum and Nrf-2 and SOD

SUBMITTER: Li P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9346601 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature