Effect of Feeding Herb Extract on Growth Performance, Intestinal Microflora and Blood Component Profile in Broiler Chickens

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding herb extract (HE) on productivity, intestinal microflora and blood component profile in broiler chickens. A total of three hundred twenty, 1-d-old male chicks (Ross) were divided into 4 treatments with 5 replicates, 16 birds per replicate. Dietary treatments consisted of four diets; the corn-soybean based control diet, the diet containing HE 0.1%, the diet containing HE 0.2%, and the diet containing HE 0.4%. The Control diet contained 3,100, 3,100, 3,200 kcal/kg ME and 22%, 20%, 18% CP for starter ($0{\sim}2 wk$), grower ($3{\sim}5 wk$), and finisher ($6{\sim}7 wk$) periods, respectively. There were no significant differences in feed intake and BW gain among treatments in starter period. In grower period, the BW gain of HE 0.2%, and HE 0.4% were significantly higher (p<0.05) compared to Control. The 7-wk BW gain of HE 0.2% was significantly higher than Control (p<0.05). The feed intake tended to increase in HE 0.1%, but no difference was detected in feed conversion ratio among treatments. No significant differences were found in blood total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, glucose, total protein, and albumin among treatments, but total cholesterol in HE 0.4% decreased significantly as compared with Control. The cfu of Lactobacillus spp., yeast, and E. coli in the guts of chickens fed HE were not different form each other, but tended to increase as compared with Control.

한약재 추출물의 급여가 육계의 생산성, 장내 미생물 및 혈액 성상에 미치는 영향

본 실험은 한약재 추출물의 급여가 육계의 생산성, 장내 미생물 및 혈액 성상에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 실험을 수행하였다. 육계 Ross 종 1일령 수컷 320수에 사료내 한약재 추출물 HE 0%, HE 0.1%, HE 0.2%, HE 0.4% 수준으로 급여하였으며, 처리구당 5반복, 반복당 16수를 평사에 완전 임의 배치하였다. 실험 사료는 초기($0{\sim}2$주), 전기($3{\sim}5$주), 후기($6{\sim}7$주)로 나누어 급여하였으며, 대사 에너지 수준은 3,100, 3,100, 3,200 kal/kg, 조단백질은 22, 20, 18%가 되도록 배합하였다. 초기($0{\sim}2$주)와 후기($6{\sim}7$주)에 증체량은 처리구간에 통계적인 차이는 없었으나, $3{\sim}5$주령 증체량은 HE 0%에 비해 HE 0.2%와 HE 0.4%에서 개선되었으며, 사료 섭취량은 HE 0%에 비하여 HE 0.1%와 HE 0.2%에서 증가하였다(p<0.05). 전실험 기간의 증체량은 HE 0.2% 첨가구에서 HE 0%에 비하여 개선되었으며(p<0.05), 사료 섭취량은 HE 0.1%에서 증가하는 경향을 나타내었고, 사료 요구율은 HE 0.2%에서 개선되는 경향을 나타내었다. 혈청 내 total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL- cholesterol, total protein, albumin, glucose 함량에 대한 통계적인 차이는 없었지만, HE 0.4%가 혈청 내 total cholesterol 함량에 있어서 HE 0%에 비해 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 소장 내 Lactobacillus spp., Yeast, E. coli 균수는 통계적인 차이가 없었다.