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THE IMPACT OF SUPPLEMENTING BROILER CHICKENS WITH TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS POWDER ON GENE EXPRESSION OF GROWTH HORMONE AND INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 1

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Last updated: 27 Apr 2025

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Animal nutrition; Clinical Nutrition; Nutritional diseases

Abstract

The Tribulus terrestris plant is a key component of industrial medicinal products, because it includes a high concentration of compounds with valuable biological activity. By assessing the Growth Hormone (GH) and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF1) gene expression in broiler chickens, this study aimed to determine the safe dosage of T. terrestris powder that may be added to their diet. The GC-MS data demonstrated the existence of biocompounds with a variety of pharmacological properties. T. terrestris contains six fatty acids: palmitic acid, stearic acid, lauric acid, arachidonic acid, tridecylic acid, pentadecylic acid, stigmasterol, and beta-sitosterol. Following the addition of plant powder to the diet at dosages of 0.5, 1, and 1.5 gm, the GH gene expression using RT-qPCR demonstrated a noticeable rise in activity. ; The highest upregulation value determined was 3.04 folds higher than the control value (0.96) at concentrations of 1.5 gm. Additionally, the data demonstrated that the liver's IGF1 expression was upregulated at 1.5 gm, increasing 1.94 times, compared to the control's (1.06). In conclusion, the study demonstrated that adding T. terrestris to broiler chicken diets raises the expression of the GH and IGF-1 genes. It may therefore contribute to the weight gain of broiler chicks.

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2025.316370.1374

Keywords

Tribulus terrestris, Growth hormone, IGF1, Ross308

Authors

First Name

ALI

Last Name

MOHAMMED

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Animal Production, Technical Agricultural College, Northern Technical University, Mosul, Iraq

Email

ali.a.mhammed@ntu.edu.iq

City

Mosul

Orcid

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First Name

IBTISAM

Last Name

AL-ASSAF

MiddleName

N.

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacy Techniques, Mosul Medical Technical Institute, Northern Technical University, Mosul, Iraq

Email

ebtisam7@ntu.edu.iq

City

Mosul

Orcid

0000-0002-4369-8598

First Name

GHASSAN

Last Name

MOHAMMED

MiddleName

F.

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacy Techniques, Mosul Medical Technical Institute, Northern Technical University, Mosul, Iraq

Email

ghassanalubaidy1961@ntu.edu.iq

City

Mosul

Orcid

0000-0001-7332-4661

Volume

71

Article Issue

185

Related Issue

55112

Issue Date

2025-04-01

Receive Date

2024-09-12

Publish Date

2025-04-01

Page Start

302

Page End

313

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_422919.html

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Research article

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1,840

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

THE IMPACT OF SUPPLEMENTING BROILER CHICKENS WITH TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS POWDER ON GENE EXPRESSION OF GROWTH HORMONE AND INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 1

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27 Apr 2025