Effect of vitamin E and C supplementation on growth and antioxidant status of coloured chicken under hot and humid climatic stress

T K BEURA; N PANDA; P K MISHRA; R C PATRA; P C BEHERA; B PANIGRAHI

doi:10.56093/ijans.v82i10.24292

Authors

T K BEURA Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India
N PANDA Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India
P K MISHRA Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India
R C PATRA Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India
P C BEHERA Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India
B PANIGRAHI Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v82i10.24292

Keywords:

Broiler, Growth, Immunity, Summer, Vitamin C, Vitamin E

Abstract

The effect of vitamin E and/or vitamin C supplementation on growth and antioxidant status of coloured broiler chicks during summer stress was studied. Coloured broiler chicks (540) were divided into 9 treatment groups and were fed basal diet with supplementation of vitamin E (250 mg or 500 mg) and vitamin C (250 mg or 500 mg) either alone or in combinations from 0–56 days of age. The average weekly highest temperature and relative humidity during the experimental period was 37.98°C and 87.9% respectively. The growth rate, serum total antioxidant activity (TAA), anti oxidant enzymes i.e catalase, super oxide dismutase (SOD), lipid peroxidation in terms of malonaldehyde (MDA) concentration were determined. The body weight and FCR of both the vitamin supplemented groups were better than individual vitamin supplementation. All the vitamin supplemented groups showed significantly higher TAA value, SOD and catalase activities than the control groups and the 2 vitamins combination groups had higher values than the individual supplementation groups. Highest MDA activity was seen in control group and all other supplemented groups had lower value than control. From the results it was found that colored broilers supplementing antioxidant vitamins E@ 250 mg/kg and C @250 mg/kg of feed in summer stress condition improved growth performance and increased the antioxidant status of the birds.

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Author Biographies

T K BEURA, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India
N PANDA, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India
P K MISHRA, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India
R C PATRA, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India
P C BEHERA, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India
B PANIGRAHI, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751003 India

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