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Taurine amino acid supplementation impacts performance, blood hematology, oxidative stress, and jejunum morphology in broiler chickens.

Tropical animal health and production
April 13, 2024
Tahereh Sandoghdar et al. (3 authors)
Randomized Controlled Trial, VeterinaryJournal ArticleAnimal Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to investigate the effects of dietary taurine supplementation on performance, blood hematology, oxidative stress, and jejunum morphology in broilers.

Results Summary

Taurine supplementation improved body weight gain, feed consumption, and feed conversion ratio, reduced oxidative stress, and enhanced jejunum morphology, with the highest dose (6 g/kg) showing the best results.

Population

Broilers (Ras 308, 1 day of age)

Effective Dosage

1, 3, and 6 g/kg taurine amino acid added to the basic diet

Duration

45 days

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (14)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
dietary taurine supplementation
increase
body weight gain (BWG)
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
improved
#1
dietary taurine supplementation
increase
feed consumption (FC)
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
improved
#2
dietary taurine supplementation
decrease
feed conversion ratio (FCR)
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
improved
#3
dietary taurine supplementation
neutral
red blood cell (RBC) count
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
significantly different
#4
dietary taurine supplementation
neutral
average hemoglobin in the cell
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
significantly different
#5
dietary taurine supplementation
neutral
RBC width in the curve
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
significantly different
#6
dietary taurine supplementation
neutral
hematocrit
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
significantly different
#7
6 g/kg taurine addition to the diet
decrease
oxidative stress
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
showed the lowest
#8
6 g/kg taurine addition to the diet
increase
villus length
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
showed the best performance
#9
6 g/kg taurine addition to the diet
increase
villus width
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
showed the best performance
#10
6 g/kg taurine addition to the diet
increase
villus length to crypt depth (V/C) ratio
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
showed the best performance
#11
6 g/kg taurine addition to the diet
decrease
oxidative stress
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
reduced
#12
6 g/kg taurine addition to the diet
increase
jejunum morphology
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
positive features
#13
6 g/kg taurine addition to the diet
increase
functional traits
broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age)
-
improving
#14
Abstract

Excess levels of free radicals cause oxidative damage to cells. Taurine is a rare amino acid with antioxidant effects whose dietary deficiency increases oxidative damage to the cell membrane. To investigate the effects of dietary taurine supplementation on performance, blood hematology, oxidative stress, and jejunum morphology in broilers, 300 broilers (Ras 308, 1D of age) were randomly allocated into 4 groups with 5 replicates of 15 birds. The experimental treatments included basic diet (control treatment) and basic diet with 1, 3, and 6 g/kg taurine amino acid. During 1 to 45 days, the inclusion of taurine supplementation in diets improved the body weight gain (BWG), feed consumption (FC), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) of broilers (P < 0.05). In CBC tests, the experimental treatments were significantly different concerning the red blood cell (RBC) count, the average hemoglobin in the cell, the RBC width in the curve, and the hematocrit (P < 0.05). Despite the significance of oxidative stress among the treatments, the control and fourth treatments showed the highest and the lowest oxidative stress, respectively (P < 0.05). Also, in jejunum morphology, the fourth treatment showed the best performance in terms of villus length and width and the villus length to crypt depth (V/C) ratio (P < 0.05). Overall, 6 g/kg taurine addition to the diet reduced oxidative stress and positive features in the jejunum morphology while improving the functional traits of broilers.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AnimalsChickensTaurineJejunumOxidative StressAmino AcidsHematologyDietary Supplements
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy85/10
Quality75/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score1.75
Normalized Score0.69
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