Effect of dietary simvastatin and L-carnitine supplementation on blood biochemical parameters, carcass characteristics and growth of broiler chickens
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Panahi, H.Bouyeh, M.
Behzadpour, D.
Seidavi, A.
Simoes, J.
Tufarelli, V.
Staffa, V. N.
Tinelli, A.
Ayaşan, Tugay
Laudadio, V.
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Panahi, H., Bouyeh, M., Behzadpour, D., Seidavi, A., Simoes, J., Tufarelli, V., Staffa, V. N., Tinelli, A., Ayasan, T., Laudadio, V. (2019). Effect of dietary simvastatin and L-carnitine supplementation on blood biochemical parameters, carcass characteristics and growth of broiler chickens. Journal of The Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, 44(4), 372-381. DOI: 10.14710/jitaa.44.4.372-381Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of simvastatin (SIM) and L-carnitine (LC) additives and their interactions, on productive performance and carcass quality of broilers. For this purpose, a feeding trial was conducted, under 3x3 factorial design, using SIM at 0, 1 or 2 g/kg level and LC at 0, 150 or 300 mg/kg level in a basal-diet and originating a total of nine treatments: T1 (control-diet, 0/0), T2 (0/150), T3 (0/300), T4 (1/0), T5(1/150), T6 (1/300), T7 (2/0), T8 (2/150), and T9 (2/300). Feed intake was higher in T2 (4716 g), T7 (4722 g) and T9 (4698 g) than in T1 (4545 g; P<0.05) considering the last growing phase (35-42 days) or whole 42-day production cycle. An improvement of feed efficiency was also observed in T8 (1.64) and T9 (1.67) when compared to T1 (1.77; P<0.05), and these were mainly due to SIM x LC interactions (P<0.05). The LC influenced positively ( P<0.05) the weight of eviscerated carcass, breast, drumsticks and abdominal fat, as well as plasma triglycerides level. This findings suggests that the combination of SIM and LC additives have a positive influence on growth performance and carcass traits of broiler chickens.