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Effect of soybean peptides on growth performance, intestinal structure and mucosal immunity of broilers
Author(s) -
Jiang Y. B.,
Yin Q. Q.,
Yang Y. R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.651
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1439-0396
pISSN - 0931-2439
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2008.00864.x
Subject(s) - broiler , intraepithelial lymphocyte , jejunum , cecum , duodenum , ileum , biology , zoology , haematoxylin , eosin , small intestine , staining , food science , immune system , medicine , biochemistry , immunology , immunohistochemistry , ecology , genetics
Summary 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.