Rabie, A., Stino, F., El-Kaiaty, A. (2018). INFLUENCE OF SOME HONEY BEE PRODUCTS ON SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND MEAT QUALITY IN BROILERS. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, 38(2), 533-549.
Ahmed Hamdi Rabie; Farid Ramzy Stino; Ahmed Mohamed El-Kaiaty. "INFLUENCE OF SOME HONEY BEE PRODUCTS ON SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND MEAT QUALITY IN BROILERS". Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, 38, 2, 2018, 533-549.
Rabie, A., Stino, F., El-Kaiaty, A. (2018). 'INFLUENCE OF SOME HONEY BEE PRODUCTS ON SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND MEAT QUALITY IN BROILERS', Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, 38(2), pp. 533-549.
Rabie, A., Stino, F., El-Kaiaty, A. INFLUENCE OF SOME HONEY BEE PRODUCTS ON SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND MEAT QUALITY IN BROILERS. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, 2018; 38(2): 533-549.
INFLUENCE OF SOME HONEY BEE PRODUCTS ON SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND MEAT QUALITY IN BROILERS
2Poultry Breeding Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo Univeristy
3Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University
Abstract
The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of propolis, bee-pollen and bee-venom on meat quality and immune response of broiler chickens. A total of 408, one week old, Cobb 500 broilers were randomly divided into 8 experimental groups (3 replicate, 17 chicks each). The first treatment was fed basal diet without any additives and served as a control. The second treatment was fed the basal diet supplemented with the growth promoter Biox-Y® 0.5g per kg of diet. The third and the fourth treatments were fed basal diet supplemented with propolis (200 or 400 mg/kg diet). The fifth and the sixth treatments were fed basal diet supplemented with bee-pollen (1 or 2 g/kg diet). The seventh and the eighth treatments were fed basal diet and its water was supplemented with bee-venom (1or 2 mg/L water). Blood samples were obtained at the end of experiment to determine blood parameters. The obtained results showed that broiler chicks fed diet supplemented with propolis (400 mg/kg diet) or bee-pollen (2 g/kg diet) had significantly higher breast muscles protein, moisture concentration and bone strength compared to the control and Biox-Y® treatments. Chicks fed diets with propolis (200 mg/kg diet) or drinking water with bee-venom (1 or 2 mg/L) resulted in significantly higher Haemoglobin and Hematocrit concentration compared to the control treatment. Humoral immune response against sheep red blood cells was increased in propolis (400 mg/kg diet) or bee-venom (2 mg/L water) treatments compared to the control treatment. While, cell mediated immune response (PHA-L injection) was increased significantly in propolis (400 mg/kg diet) treatment than the control or Biox-Y® treatments. The chicks fed diet with bee-pollen (1 or 2 g/kg diet) or Biox-Y® (0.5 g/kg diet) had significantly higher relative thymus weight. Also, bee-venom (2 mg/L water) treatment had significantly higher relative spleen and bursa weights compared to the control treatment.
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