scholarly journals Effects of enzymatically hydrolyzed wheat gluten on growth performance, antioxidant status and immune function in weaned pigs

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Han ◽  
Yongwei Wang ◽  
Weiwei Wang ◽  
Fan Cheng ◽  
Zixian Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Function ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Antioxidant Status ◽  
Wheat Gluten ◽  
Weaned Pigs

scholarly journals Effects of dietary fumaric acid on the growth performance, immune response, relative weight and antioxidant status of immune organs in broilers exposed to chronic heat stress

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 104-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaojun He ◽  
Qirun Yin ◽  
Yongjie Xiong ◽  
Deyi Liu ◽  
Hong Hu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Immune Function ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Fumaric Acid ◽  
Antioxidant Status ◽  
Immune Organ ◽  
Final Body Weight ◽  
Immune Organs ◽  
Organ Index ◽  
Antibody Titres

This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary fumaric acid (FA) on growth performance, immune responses, immune organ index and antioxidant status in broilers under chronic heat stress (HS). A total of 200 21-day-old Ross 308 chicks were randomly assigned in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with two diets (basal diet or 10 g/kg FA diet) and two temperatures (thermoneutral or HS) for 21 days. On day 42, growth performance, immune organ index, immune function and antioxidative ability were determined. HS resulted in a significant reduction in final body weight (FBW), average daily feed intake (ADFI), average daily gain (ADG), antibody titres against sheep red blood cells (SRBC) and Newcastle disease virus, IgM, IgG, relative weights of spleen, thymus and bursa of Fabricius, but a significant increase in the feed conversion ratio (FCR), activities of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in the bursa, contents of malondialdehyde and total carbonyl (TC) in thymus and bursa (P < 0.05). Dietary supplementation of FA increased FBW, ADFI, ADG, antibody titres against SRBC, IgG, relative weights of spleen and bursa, activity of GPx in thymus and bursa, whereas it decreased the FCR and TC of thymus and bursa. These results suggest that dietary 10 g/kg FA had positive effects on growth performance and immune function through improving the antioxidative capacity of immune organs.

scholarly journals Effect of Dandelion root extract on growth performance, immune function and bacterial community in weaned pigs

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinbiao Zhao ◽  
Gang Zhang ◽  
Xingjian Zhou ◽  
Wenxuan Dong ◽  
Qiuyun Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Immune Function ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Root Extract ◽  
Weaned Pigs

scholarly journals Effects of dietary enzymolysis products of wheat gluten on the growth performance, serum biochemical, immune, and antioxidant status of broilers

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 1155-1167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Fang ◽  
Yordan Martínez ◽  
Changjian Deng ◽  
Dan Zhu ◽  
Hanhui Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Antioxidant Status ◽  
Wheat Gluten ◽  
Serum Biochemical

scholarly journals Probiotics and Achyranthes bidentata Polysaccharides Improve Growth Performance via Promoting Intestinal Nutrient Utilization and Enhancing Immune Function of Weaned Pigs

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2617
Author(s):  
Gaifeng Hou ◽  
Wei Peng ◽  
Liangkai Wei ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
Xingguo Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Function ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Basal Diet ◽  
Nutrient Utilization ◽  
Jejunal Mucosa ◽  
Weaned Pigs ◽  
Achyranthes Bidentata ◽  
Dietary Treatments ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Nutrients Digestibility

The experiment aimed to investigate the effects of probiotics and Achyranthes bidentata polysaccharides on the growth performance, nutrients digestibility, and immune function of weaned pigs. One hundred and twenty weaned pigs (about 7 kg BW, 23 ± 2 d) were allotted to five dietary treatments (CON: antibiotics-free basal diet; ANT: CON + antibiotics; PRO: CON + probiotics; ABPS: CON + Achyranthes bidentata polysaccharides; P-ABPS: PRO + ABPS) for a 28-day trial. Compared with CON, pigs in ANT, PRO, ABPS, and P-ABPS had greater (p < 0.05) ADG, ATTD of CP and GE, serum ALB, IgA and IL-2, duodenal intraepithelial lymphocyte, ileal VH and jejunal mucosa sIgA, but lower (p < 0.05) fecal scores, serum BUN, and IL-1β. Meanwhile, ANT, PRO, ABPS, and P-ABPS exhibited similar beneficial roles on growth performance, nutrients digestibility, serum parameters, and immune function. Interestingly, P-ABPS effects were similar to those obtained with ANT rather than with PRO or ABPS. In conclusion, Dietary PRO or ABPS used alone or in combination (P-ABPS), the combination augmenting the positive effect more than the independent supplement, could improve piglets’ growth performance via promoting intestinal nutrient digestion and absorption and enhancing immune function, indicating it had the potential to act as an alternative to in-feed antibiotics used in piglet diets.

scholarly journals Effect of l-theanine on the growth performance, immune function, and jejunum morphology and antioxidant status of ducks

animal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1145-1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Zhang ◽  
K.K. Chen ◽  
X.H. Zhao ◽  
C. Wang ◽  
Z.Y. Geng
Keyword(s):  
Immune Function ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Antioxidant Status

scholarly journals Influences of Selenium-Enriched Yeast on Growth Performance, Immune Function, and Antioxidant Capacity in Weaned Pigs Exposure to Oxidative Stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Lei Liu ◽  
Daiwen Chen ◽  
Bing Yu ◽  
Yuheng Luo ◽  
Zhiqing Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Immune Function ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Serum Concentrations ◽  
Immune Functions ◽  
Weaned Pigs ◽  
Tnf Α

This study elucidated the function role of dietary selenium-enriched yeast (SeY) supplementation on growth performance, immune function, and antioxidant capacity in weaned pigs exposure to oxidative stress. Thirty-two similarity weight pigs were randomly divided into four treatments: (1) nonchallenged control, (2) control+SeY, (3) control+diquat, and (4) control+SeY+diquat. The period of experiment was 21 days; on day 16, pigs were injected with diquat or sterile saline. Results revealed that oxidative stress was notably detrimental to the growth performance of piglets, but SeY supplementation ameliorated this phenomenon, which might be regarding the increasing of body antioxidant capacity and immune functions. In details, SeY supplementation improved the digestibility of crude protein (CP), ash, and gross energy (GE). Moreover, the serum concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6), glutamic-pyruvic transaminase(GPT), and glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) were reduced via SeY supplemented, and serum concentrations of immunoglobulins A (IgA), IgG, and activities of antioxidant enzymes such as the superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) ,and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) were improved in the diquat-challenged pigs ( P < 0.05 ). In addition, SeY supplementation acutely enhanced the activities of these antioxidant enzymes in the liver and thymus upon diquat challenge, which involved with the upregulation of the critical genes related antioxidant signaling such as the nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2) and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) ( P < 0.05 ). Importantly, we also found that SeY supplementation apparently reduced the malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations in the liver, thymus, and serum ( P < 0.05 ). Specifically, the expression levels of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4), and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) in the liver and thymus were downregulated by SeY upon diquat challenge. These results suggested that SeY can attenuate oxidative stress-induced growth retardation, which was associated with elevating body antioxidant capacity, immune functions, and suppressed inflammatory response.

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