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Effect of supplementing pomegranate peel infusion on body growth, feed efficiency, biochemical metabolites and antioxidant status of broiler chicken

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Pomegranate fruit peel is a great source of natural polyphenols. The objective of the present study was to evaluate efficacy of pomegranate peel infusion (PPI) on growth characteristics, feed efficiency, blood metabolites and antioxidant profile of broiler chicken. A total of 200 broiler chickens were randomly assigned to 4 treatments with 5 replicates of 10 birds. Pomegranate peel infusion was supplemented in drinking water to 3 treatment groups in a graded dose. At the end of the trial (42 days), 2 broiler chickens from each pen were sampled for serum and liver tissue. Results revealed that low-dose (50 mL/L) PPI influenced (L: P < 0.001) final body weight, daily body weight gain, and feed conversion ratio. Quadratic effect (Q: P < 0.001) was found in overall body weight, average daily gain in body weight, and average daily feed intake. It was also observed that PPI had significant (L: P < 0.05) hypo-lipidaemic effect. PPI supplementation reduced (L: P < 0.01) lipid peroxidation in all supplemented birds. Reduced glutathione and catalase in the liver tissue was also increased linearly (L: P < 0.05) by PPI supplementation, suggesting that natural polyphenols present in the PPI can stimulate antioxidant defence system. Thus, it could be concluded that low-dose supplementation of pomegranate peel infusion could be of great benefits in broiler chickens as a source of natural antioxidants.

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We thank Prof. D. Majumder, B.C.K.V, India, for analysis of the data and his involvement during interpretation. We also thank Dr. Rupak Goswami, RKMVERI, India, for taking part in discussion. The authors further thankfully acknowledge the infrastructure provided by DBT’s program for NE (BT/PR25311/NER/95/1127/2017) continuing in Animal Nutrition Department, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India.

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  1. Department of Animal Science, Visva Bharati University, Sriniketan, Santiniketan, 731235, India

    Sarbaswarup Ghosh & Jayanta Kumar Chatterjee

  2. Department of Fish Nutrition, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Science, Belgachia, Kolkata, 700037, India

    Paresh Nath Chatterjee

  3. Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Science, Belgachia, Kolkata, 700037, India

    Apratim Maity & Subhasis Batabyal

  4. Department of Animal Physiology, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Science, Belgachia, Kolkata, 700037, India

    Joydip Mukherjee

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The experimental protocol was designed adopting the existing directives of the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC), Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India. The present study was conducted after obtaining necessary permission from the IAEC (No. IAEC/190(i)/B).

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Ghosh, S., Chatterjee, P.N., Maity, A. et al. Effect of supplementing pomegranate peel infusion on body growth, feed efficiency, biochemical metabolites and antioxidant status of broiler chicken. Trop Anim Health Prod 52, 3899–3905 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-020-02352-0

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