The Effect of Propolis on Selected Blood Parameters of Broilers

Year 2018, Volume: 1 Issue: 3 - 2nd Propolis Conference Special Issue, 54 - 54, 08.12.2018

İvan Mıskulın İvana Klarıc Matija Domacınovıc Berislav Prakatur Zvonimir Steıner Vatroslav Serıc Maja Mıskulın

Abstract

Recent studies have suggested
that propolis is very important factor for the improvement of the performance
as well as health of broilers^1,2. The
aim of this study was to determine the effect of propolis on selected
biochemical blood parameters in broilers. This experimental study was conducted
on 120 Ross 308 broiler chickens of equally distributed sex, which were
randomly divided into three groups: control group (C) and two experimental
groups of chickens (P1 and P2). Throughout the whole study (for 42 days) the
control group of chickens was fed feed mixture while feed mixture that was fed
to the experimental groups of chickens contained propolis in amount of 0,5 g/kg
(P1 group) and 1,0 g/kg of feed mixture (P2 group). The study revealed
statistically significant differences in average values of blood glucose, blood
cholesterol, sodium, chlorides and calcium (p<0.001) as well as in average
values of total proteins (p=0.039), globulins (p=0.011), triglycerides
(p=0.034) and phosphorus (p=0.011) in chickens of the experimental groups
compared to the chickens of the control group on the 21^st day of
fattening. The study also showed statistically significant differences in
average values of blood cholesterol (p<0.001) and sodium (p=0.049) in
chickens of the experimental groups compared to the chickens of the control
group on the 42^nd day of fattening. It can be concluded that the
application of propolis as additive in broilers feeding enables the production
of more vital and healthier animals, which furthermore, significantly improves
the fattening of broilers.

Keywords

Broilers, Propolis

References

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