Volume: 2, 2023
2nd International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland:
ENVIRONMENT – PLANT – ANIMAL – PRODUCT
Abstract number: A012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL2.A012
Published online: 19 April 2023
ICDSUPL, 2, A012 (2023)
The effect of allicin on intestine histomorphometry in broiler chickens
Dominika Krakowiak1*, Justyna Batkowska2, Kamil Drabik2, Siemowit Muszyński1
1 Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Environmental Biology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
2 Institute of Biological Basis of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Bioeconomy, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
* Corresponding author: dominika.krakowiak@up.lublin.pl
Abstract
Nutraceuticals of natural origin have proven to improve the overall health, immunity and performance of poultry. It is known, that supplementing broiler chicken diet with allicin extract, non-protein amino acid which is a one of the main functionally bioactive compounds in garlic, can improve the production performance of broilers. In this study, the hypothesis that dietary inclusion of allicin improves boilers chickens growth performance by improvement of the histological structure of small intestine was tested. 320 one-day-old Ross 308 chicks were randomly allotted into four dietary treatment groups, with eight replicates per treatment and ten broilers per replicate. The four treatments were formulated by adding, respectively, 0 (control group), 150, 200, and 250 mg allicin/ kg b.w. in the basal diet. Samples from the duodenum, jejunum and ileum were taken from one bird from each replicate at the age of 42 days. Villi height (VH) and width, crypts depth (CD) and width, VH:CD ratio, as well as longitudinal and circular lamina thickness were measured. The highest level (250 mg/kg b.w.) addition of allicin decreased crypt depth and crypt width in duodenum. In jejunum, allicin linearly decreased crypt width, and longitudinal and circular lamina thickness. Allicin supplementation at different levels in broiler chicken had no significant effect on ileum morphology. Therefore, despite the improvement in performance data, dietary allicin altered intestine structure in a very limited manner, leading to rejection of the hypothesis.
How to cite
D. Krakowiak, J. Batkowska, K. Drabik, S. Muszyński, 2023. The effect of allicin on intestine histomorphometry in broiler chickens. In: 2nd International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland: Environment – Plant – Animal – Product. https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL2.A012