Impact of Dietary Egg Yolk IgY Powder on Behavior, Meat Quality, Physiology, and Intestinal Escherichia coli Colonization of Broiler Chicks

Faculty Veterinary Medicine Year: 2022
Type of Publication: ZU Hosted Pages:
Authors:
Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science FRONTIERS Volume:
Keywords : Impact , Dietary , Yolk , Powder , Behavior, Meat    
Abstract:
The current study investigated the impact of different concentrations of purified egg yolk immunoglobulin Y (IgY) supplemental food on the growth performance, behaviors, cecal contents of Escherichia coli, and the meat quality of broiler chicks. Four dietary groups were given to 180 female Ross broiler chicks at random (n = 45 for each). The control group was fed a standard diet only, whereas the other three experimental groups were fed the same basic diet supplemented with 1,500, 3,000, and 4,000 μg/ml IgY for a duration of 42 days. Significant greater behavioral activities, including, feeding, drinking, and dust bathing (p < 0.05), in the birds fed 4,000 μg/ml of IgY compared to the control group were observed. Greater weight gains of the crop, proventriculus, gizzard, and intestine (p < 0.05) were observed for broiler chicks fed 4,000 μg/ml of IgY when compared to the control group. After 3 weeks of feeding, the groups fed 3,000 and 4,000 μg/ml IgY had significant lower E. coli counts in the muscle and cecal contents (p < 0.05) when compared to the control group. Moreover, dietary supplementation with 4,000 μg/ml IgY in the third week and 3,000 μg/ml IgY in the sixth week resulted in greater weight gain (p < 0.01) when compared to the control group. Also, at week 3, chicks fed 4,000 μg/ml of IgY had a lower feed conversion ratio (FCR) when compared to the control group (p < 0.05). At week 6, chicks fed 3,000 μg/ml of IgY had lower FCR than the control (p < 0.05). The circulating heterophile/lymphocyte ratio was simply altered in birds fed variable IgY concentrations (1,500, 3,000, and 4,000 μg/ml), with no significant differences compared to the control group due to the individual resistance of each bird to physiological stress. The addition of 4,000 μg/ml IgY to the diet enhanced the nutritive value of meat, including protein, fat, and ash content (p < 0.05). Our study concluded that dietary supplementation of 3,000 and/or 4,000 μg/ml IgY improved the growth rates, behavioral activities, intestinal health indices, and meat quality of broiler chicks.
   
     
 
       

Author Related Publications

  • Shereen Alsayed Mohamed Abdelhamied, "Impact of mycogenic zinc nanoparticles on performance, behavior, immune response, and microbial load in Oreochromis niloticus", Elsevier, 2021 More
  • Shereen Alsayed Mohamed Abdelhamied, "Temperament during Milking Process and its Effect on Behavioral, Productive Traits and Biochemical Parameters in Friesian Dairy Cows", Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences,5(12): 508-513 (2017)., 2017 More
  • Shereen Alsayed Mohamed Abdelhamied, "Impact of different litter materials on behaviour, growth performance, feet health and plumage score of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)", Europ.Poult.Sci., 81. 2017, ISSN 1612-9199, © Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart. DOI: 10.1399/eps.2017.XX, 2017 More
  • Shereen Alsayed Mohamed Abdelhamied, "BEHAVIOUR AND MANAGEMENT GUIDE OF SOME ORNAMENTAL BIRDS IN RELATION TO DIURNAL HOURS.", International Journal of Advanced Research. 5(2):2084-2090 (2017)., 2017 More
  • Shereen Alsayed Mohamed Abdelhamied, "Impact of different light colors in behavior, welfare parameters and growth performance of Fayoumi broiler chickens strain", Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society. 69(2):951-958 (2018). وهي مجلة دولية محكمة ذات معامل تأثير Impact Factor 0.326, 2018 More

Department Related Publications

  • Mohammed Ezzat Ahmed Elsayed , "Characterization of different food‐isolated Enterococcus strains by MALDI‐TOF mass fingerprinting", USC-Spain, 2013 More
  • Mohammed Ezzat Ahmed Elsayed , "Genetic discrimination of food-borne pathogenic and spoilage Bacillus spp. based on three housekeeping genes", Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences/College of Biotechnology, University of Santiago de Comp, 2015 More
  • Eman Nabil Abdelfatah Mohammed, "Assessment of heavy metals content of some types of edible eggs in Sharkia, Egypt", First International Conference of Impact of Environmental Hazards on Food Safety, 2014 More
  • Asmaa Badr Mostafa Badr, "Assessment of heavy metals content of some types of edible eggs in Sharkia, Egypt", First International Conference of Impact of Environmental Hazards on Food Safety, 2014 More
  • Asmaa Badr Mostafa Badr, "Detection of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus in raw milk and cream using multiplex PCR", Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, 2013 More
Tweet