1. Effects of alpha-lipoic acid on the behavior, serum indicators, and bone quality of broilers under stocking density stress
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Fu Chen, Fengxian Wei, Gaili Wang, Chongxiao Chen, Wenjia Li, Ma Huihui, Quanyou Sun, Shaoyu Li, Woo Kyun Kim, and Xu Bin
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Male ,endocrine system ,animal structures ,Alpha-Lipoic Acid ,Dietary supplement ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,Antioxidants ,Bone and Bones ,Random Allocation ,Animal science ,Stocking ,Stress, Physiological ,Bone quality ,medicine ,Animals ,lcsh:SF1-1100 ,Population Density ,broilers ,Behavior, Animal ,Thioctic Acid ,behavior ,alpha-lipoic acid ,Broiler ,stocking density ,General Medicine ,Animal Well-Being and Behavior ,Animal Feed ,Physiological responses ,bone quality ,Dietary Supplements ,Alkaline phosphatase ,Animal Science and Zoology ,lcsh:Animal culture ,Chickens ,Oxidative stress - Abstract
The objective of present study was to investigate the effects of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) dietary supplementation on the behavior, physiological and oxidant stress indicators, and bone quality in broilers under high stocking density (HSD) stress. A total of one thousand eight hundred 22-day-old Arbor Acres male broiler chicks were randomly allocated to 18 pens (2.97 × 2.03 m) in 3 groups: 14 birds/m2 (NSD, normal stocking density) or 18 birds/m2 (HSD) or 18 birds/m2 plus 300 mg/kg ALA dietary supplement (HSD + ALA, high stocking density + alpha-lipoic acid). Each treatment had 6 replicates, and the experiment lasted 3 wk. The HSD group was significantly lower than the NSD group (P 0.05) in the standing and preening behavior, alkaline phosphatase activity, PTH concentration, H/L ratio, CAT, T-AOC, MDA, SOD, and GSH-Px. These results indicate that the increase of stocking density lowered the bone quality, increased the physiological and oxidative stress indicators, and modified the behavior of broilers, whereas ALA dietary supplementation could counteract the reduction in the performance and physiological responses of broilers under high-density environmental stress.
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- 2020