Effect of Different Levels of Thyme Essential Oil and Thechnomos Prebiotic on Some Blood Metabolites of Broilers (original) (raw)

An experiment was conducted in order to investigation on effect of a plant extract (thyme), and prebiotics (TechnoMos) on some blood parameters of broiler Ross 308. The studied treatments were as: treatment 1) basal diet (control); treatment 2) basal diet included 0.025% prebiotics TechnoMos from 1st-42nd days of age; treatment 3) basal diet included 0.075% prebiotics TechnoMos from 1st-42nd days of age; treatment 4) basal diet basal diet included 0.125% prebiotics TechnoMos from 1st-42nd days of age; treatment 5) basal diet basal diet included 0.05% thyme extract from 1st-42nd days of age; treatment 6) basal diet included 0.075% thyme extract from 1st-42nd days of age; and treatment 7) basal diet included 0.10% thyme extract from 1st-42nd days of age. From obtained results, Dietary additive had not significant effect on uric acid (P>0.05), although control diet (without additive) from 1st-42nd day of age had the highest blood uric acid numerically (6.62 mg/dl). Also, 0.075% thyme extract from 1st-42nd day of age resulted to numerically the lowest blood uric acid level (4.80 mg/dl). From obtained results, it is showed that dietary additive had significant effect on alkaline phosphatase (P≤0.05), so 0.125% prebiotics TechnoMos from 1st-42nd day of age had the highest blood alkaline phosphatase significantly (660.75 U/L respectively). Also, 0.075% thyme extract from 1st-42nd day of age and also 0.075% prebiotics TechnoMos from 1st-42nd day of age had significantly the lowest effect on blood alkaline phosphatase level (481.25 and 519.0 U/L respectively).