Effect of soybean peptides on growth performance, intestinal structure and mucosal immunity of broilers

J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2009 Dec;93(6):754-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2008.00864.x. Epub 2009 Jan 13.

Abstract

Five-hundred 1-day-old broilers were randomly assigned to five groups, 100 chickens for each group. From group 1 to 3, 80, 120 and 200 mg/kg soybean peptides was added to the diets respectively; in the fourth group, 3.2 mg/kg genramycin was added; and the fifth group was the control without soybean peptides and antibiotics. At the age of 28 and 49 days, the number of goblet cells (GC), intestine intraepithelial lymphocyte, immunoglobulin A-forming cells, the ratio of villous height and crypt depth (V/C) of broiler's duodenum, jejunum and cecum were observed by the application of haematoxylin and eosin or histochemistry staining. The results indicated that soybean peptides added with 80-120 mg/kg could increase daily weight gain, the number of GC and V/C. Soybean peptides could modulate intestinal mucosal immunity of broilers.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Animal Feed
  • Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Animals
  • Chickens / growth & development*
  • Diet
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Immunity, Mucosal / drug effects*
  • Immunologic Factors / pharmacology
  • Intestines / anatomy & histology*
  • Intestines / drug effects*
  • Soybean Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Weight Gain / drug effects

Substances

  • Immunologic Factors
  • Soybean Proteins