In order to explore the effects of different doses of CH on broiler production performance,intestinal antioxidant capacity and intestinal barrier function,a total of 240 1-day-old broiler were randomly assigned to 4 groups with 4 replicates per group and 15 birds per replicate.Broilers were fed a basal diet(control group),the basal diet supplemented with 1,3,5 g/kg CH from 1~28 days of ages.The results showed as follows:(1)The average daily weight gain and average feed intake in the CH-3 group increased by 7.2%and 11.9%compared with the CON group(P<0.05).(2)The broiler bursal index and the content of serum immunoglobulin M(IgM)in the CH-1 group increased by 48.8%and 16.6%compared with the CON group(P<0.05);the content of serum immunoglobulin G(IgG)in the CH-1 and CH-3 group increased by 11.2%and 12.4%compared with the CON group(P<0.05).(3)The content of serum malondialdehyde(MDA)in the CH-1 group was reduced by 22.4%(P<0.05)compared with the CON group;the levels of serum superoxide dismutase(SOD)in the CH-1 group increased by 12.7%(P<0.05).(4)The ileum villus height and the ratio of ileum villus height to crypt depth in the CH-1 group increased by 19.1%and 18.6%compared with the CON group(P<0.05);(5)The gene expression levels of GLUT-2,GSH-Px,ZO-1,Occludin-1,IL-4 and IL-10 in ileum mucosa in CH-1 group increased by 41.0%,32.4%,39.6%,38.5%,23.8%and 38.0%compared with the CON group(P<0.05);the gene expression levels of Claudin in ileum mucosa in CH-3 group increased by 62.4%compared with the CON group,the gene expression levels of MyD88 in ileum mucosa in the CH-3 group decreased by 14.5%compared with the CON group,the gene expression levels of superoxide dismutase(SOD 1)and cationic amino acid transporter protein(CAT)in ileum mucosa in the CH-5 group increased by 39.4%and 48.5%compared with the CON group(P<0.05);The expression of Nrf2 in ileum mucosa increased by 39.4%,30.3%,respectively,in all dose group compared with the CON group(P<0.05).In conclusion,under the condition of this experiment,supplementation of 1 mg/kg CH could significantly improve growth performance,enhance the status of antioxidant function and immune,promote intestinal villi development,improve intestinal integrity.
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