Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (2): 10-10.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2016.02.004

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Effect of Lactobacillus fermentum on Serum Antioxidant Capacity and Volatile Fatty Acid(VFA) in Intestine of Broiler Chickens

GUO Yuan-sheng, JIN Peng (1.Xilingol Vocational College,Xilinhot 026000, China;2.Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Bureau of Luanping County of Hebei Province,Chengde 068250,China)   

  • Online:2016-02-20 Published:2016-02-20

Abstract: This experiment was conducted to assess the supplementation of Lactobacillus fermentum F-6 with different levels in basal diet on serum antioxidant capacity and volatile fatty acid(VFA) in intestine of broiler chickens. A total of 240 1-day-old healthy AA broiler chickens were included in this study and were randomly divided into 4 groups(3 experimental groups and 1control group). No significant differences were observed in initial body weight between the chickens of different groups(P〉0.05).The same basal diet was supplied for each group; however, the basal diet of the three experimental groups was supplemented with2.0×10~5, 2.0×10~6 and 1.0×10~7 CFU/m L of Lactobacillus fermentum F-6, respectively. No additions of Lactobacillus fermentum F-6 were made in basal diet of the control group. The serum content of MDA and SOD as well as content of VFA in intestine of 21-day-old and 42-day-old broiler chickens in each group were determined. The results showed that the serum content of SOD of21-day-old chickens of experimental group 3 was significantly higher than that of control group(P〈0.05); the serum content of SOD of 42-day-old chickens in experimental group 2 and 3 were significantly higher than that in control group(P〈0.05); the content of acetic acid and total volatile fatty acid(TVFA) in cecum and ileum of 21-day-old and 42-day-old broiler chickens of all experimental groups were significantly higher than that in control group(P〈0.05); except for experimental group 1, the content of butyrate in cecum and ileum of 21-day-old and 42-day-old broiler chickens of the other experimental groups were significantly higher than that of control group(P〈0.05). It was demonstrated that the supplementation of Lactobacillus fermentum F-6 in basal diet was able to improve the serum antioxidant capacity and increase the level of VFA in intestine of broiler chickens, which was potential to be developed as a new type of additive.

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