Effect of gut stress induced by oxidized wheat gluten on the growth performance, gut morphology and oxidative states of broilers

• DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12845
• Publication Date: 2018-01-12T04:57:00Z
• Authors: R. B. Liao; H. J. Yan; G. H. Liu; S. Zhang; W. H. Chang; W. Liu; C. H. Lin; X. Y. Huang; H. Y. Cai
• Keywords: Malondialdehyde

Summary This study was to investigate the effect of oxidized wheat gluten (OG) on growth performance, gut morphology and its oxidative states broilers. One hundred eighty‐day‐old male broilers (10 chicks/pen) were randomly allocated into three dietary treatments: control diet ( CON ), with 8% WG ) OG six pens/treatment. Body weight BW (21 35 days) average daily gain ADG (1–21 days 22–35 decreased p < .05) feed conversion ratio FCR increased in treatment. Feed intake FI treatments during days. However, not influenced by 1–21 > .05). The ‐fed had a lower faecal pH value higher moisture content 05) at 14, 21, 28 Villus height, crypt depth V/C different among 21 Lipid peroxidation LPO malondialdehyde MDA (35 crop treatment Oxidized glutathione GSSG days), ileum reduced glutathione/oxidized GSH / present findings indicate that might be stressor for broiler gut, which could induce stress both ileum, diarrhoea as well. performance consequently depressed.