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INFLUENCE OF SOME HONEY BEE PRODUCTS ON SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND MEAT QUALITY IN BROILERS

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of propolis, bee-pollen and bee-venom on meat quality and immune response of broiler chickens. A total of 408, one week old, Cobb 500 broilers were randomly divided into 8 experimental groups (3 replicate, 17 chicks each). The first treatment was fed basal diet without any additives and served as a control. The second treatment was fed the basal diet supplemented with the growth promoter Biox-Y® 0.5g per kg of diet. The third and the fourth treatments were fed basal diet supplemented with propolis (200 or 400 mg/kg diet). The fifth and the sixth treatments were fed basal diet supplemented with bee-pollen (1 or 2 g/kg diet). The seventh and the eighth treatments were fed basal diet and its water was supplemented with bee-venom (1or 2 mg/L water). Blood samples were obtained at the end of experiment to determine blood parameters. The obtained results showed that broiler chicks fed diet supplemented with propolis (400 mg/kg diet) or bee-pollen (2 g/kg diet) had significantly higher breast muscles protein, moisture concentration and bone strength compared to the control and Biox-Y® treatments. Chicks fed diets with propolis (200 mg/kg diet) or drinking water with bee-venom (1 or 2 mg/L) resulted in significantly higher Haemoglobin and Hematocrit concentration compared to the control treatment. Humoral immune response against sheep red blood cells was increased in propolis (400 mg/kg diet) or bee-venom (2 mg/L water) treatments compared to the control treatment. While, cell mediated immune response (PHA-L injection) was increased significantly in propolis (400 mg/kg diet) treatment than the control or Biox-Y® treatments. The chicks fed diet with bee-pollen (1 or 2 g/kg diet) or Biox-Y® (0.5 g/kg diet) had significantly higher relative thymus weight. Also, bee-venom (2 mg/L water) treatment had significantly higher relative spleen and bursa weights compared to the control treatment. 

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Broiler- meat quality-immune respons- blood parameters- honey bee products

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Rabie

MiddleName

Hamdi

Affiliation

Animal Production Research Institute

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ahmed.pc11@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Farid

Last Name

Stino

MiddleName

Ramzy

Affiliation

Poultry Breeding Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo Univeristy

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faridstino@gmail.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

El-Kaiaty

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Mohamed

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Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University

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elkaiaty@gmail.com

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38

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2

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1591

Issue Date

2018-06-01

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2018-04-11

Publish Date

2018-06-27

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533

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549

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1110-5623

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2090-0570

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493

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Egyptian Poultry Science Journal

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22 Jan 2023