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Evaluating meat production, growth performance, carcass traits and blood parameters in Fayoumi chickens using L-Carnitine as an improving agent

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Anatomy and embryology

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of dietary supplementation of L- carnitine on the growth performance, carcass traits and serum biochemical parameters of native Egyptian breed (Fayoumi chicken). The present study were performed on 96 male fayoumi chicks divided into four groups each one had 3 replicate each replicate contain 8 chicks, first group was control, second, third and fourth groups receive L-Carnitine (25mg/kg, 50mg/kg, 100mg/kg respectively) the experiment expanded for 3 months. The birds were weighted at the end of each week. The results showed improvement in body-weight gain (BWG) and feed conversion (FC) After 90 days. The obtained results revealed that body weight after slaughtering (bled, de-feathered), semi eviscerated carcass weight, dressed carcass weight and breast weight, significantly increased in all treated groups (G2, G3, G4). Each of Head, liver, heart, and lung weight was recorded and showed non-significant difference at (P<0.05). The sera were obtained during slaughtering for biochemical tests which showed that increasing the level of L-carnitine lead to significant decrease of cholesterol, and significant increase in total protein, albumin and total globulin. While, the decrease
in triglyceride, VLDL and LDL not significant.

DOI

10.21608/bvmj.2023.193070.1640

Keywords

Fayoumi chicken, L-carnitine, Growth performance, carcass traits, Lipid profile

Authors

First Name

manal

Last Name

maraie

MiddleName

gameel

Affiliation

Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University

Email

manal.gamil@vftm.bu.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0002-2835-6469

Volume

44

Article Issue

2

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42410

Issue Date

2023-07-01

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2023-03-20

Publish Date

2023-07-01

Page Start

20

Page End

25

Print ISSN

1110-6581

Online ISSN

2974-4806

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_307449.html

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812

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Publication Title

Benha Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Evaluating meat production, growth performance, carcass traits and blood parameters in Fayoumi chickens using L-Carnitine as an improving agent

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Created At

24 Dec 2024