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Valipouri A, Rahimi S, Karkhane A, Torshizi MAK, Mobarez AM, Grimes J. Immunization of broiler chickens with recombinant alpha-toxin protein for protection against necrotic enteritis#. J APPL POULTRY RES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.japr.2022.100299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Azad SK, Shariatmadari F, Torshizi MAK, Chiba LI. Comparative Effect of Zinc Concentration and Sources on Growth Performance, Accumulation in Tissues, Tibia Status, Mineral Excretion and Immunity of Broiler Chickens. Braz J Poult Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2019-1245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- SK Azad
- Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
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Olfati Z, Shariatmadari F, Karimi Torshizi MA, Ahmadi H, Sharafi M, Bedford MR. Effects of partial replacement of soybean meal in broiler diets with gelatin and mono-component protease on growth performance, carcass and blood biochemical characteristics, lipid oxidation of meat, and economics. Anim Prod Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1071/an20169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rezaei M, Karimi Torshizi MA, Wall H, Ivarsson E. Body growth, intestinal morphology and microflora of quail on diets supplemented with micronised wheat fibre. Br Poult Sci 2018; 59:422-429. [PMID: 29620417 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2018.1460461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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1. Particle size reductions of fibre-rich materials alter structure, functional and digestive properties. To determine the effects of using fibre as an additive in Japanese quail rations on performance and gut physiology, a trial using micronised wheat fibre (MWF) at levels of 0.0, 5, 10 and 15 g/kg in feed was conducted. 2. Growth rate and feed efficiency were significantly improved when diets contained MWF while feed intake was not affected by levels of the fibre. As MWF content increased, the relative weight of gizzard and gastrointestinal tract (GIT) significantly increased whereas liver relative weight significantly decreased. 3. MWF inclusion significantly increased relative length of gut segments, villi height, villus thickness, the villi height to crypt depth proportion in jejunum and ileum and the number of goblet cells in different parts of intestine. 4. Tibia weight, length and ash content were increased linearly with rising MWF inclusion. Litter moisture was affected by MWF inclusions in a quadratic manner. The colony forming unit (CFU/g) of Streptococci spp. in ileal digesta was decreased with increasing MWF inclusion levels in the diet. 5. In conclusion, MWF can be used as a feed additive in quail diets and its inclusion in feed resulted in better performance, beneficial changes in intestinal microbial counts and improvements in small intestine morphology.
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- M Rezaei
- a Department of Animal Nutrition and Management , The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) , Uppsala , Sweden
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- b Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture , University of Tarbiat Modares , Tehran , Iran
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- a Department of Animal Nutrition and Management , The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) , Uppsala , Sweden
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- a Department of Animal Nutrition and Management , The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) , Uppsala , Sweden
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Abedini M, Shariatmadari F, Karimi Torshizi MA, Ahmadi H. Effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the egg quality, immune response, zinc retention, and blood parameters of laying hens in the late phase of production. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2018; 102:736-745. [PMID: 29493020 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) on the performance, egg quality, Zn retention, immunity responses, superoxide dismutase activity (SOD), egg malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and serum parameters in laying hens in the late phase of production. A total of 288 laying hens at 64 weeks of age were randomly assigned to 4 treatments with 6 replicates, and 12 birds within each group. Experimental diets included a corn-soybean meal-based diet (without Zn supplementation) and a basal diet supplemented with 80 mg/kg of Zn-oxide, ZnO-NPs, and Zn-methionine. The results indicated that egg production and egg mass were significantly higher in the Zn-methionine and ZnO-NPs groups (p < .05). Also, eggshell thickness and shell strength increased in the ZnO-NPs group as compared with the other groups (p < .05). Moreover, Zn supplementation decreased egg loss (p < .05). There were significant differences among treatments in Zn deposition in tibiotarsus, liver, pancreas, eggs, and excreta (p < .01). Antibody titre, heterophil (%(, and phytohemagglutinin (PHA) were significantly higher in birds fed with Zn-supplemented diets (p < .05). In treatments supplemented with ZnO-NPs and Zn-methionine, the SOD activity in the liver, pancreas, and plasma was greater as compared with the other treatments (p < .05). The MDA content in eggs was significantly reduced in groups supplemented with Zn (p < .01). Moreover, dietary Zn supplementation significantly affected serum total protein, albumin, glucose, alkaline phosphatase activity, carbonic anhydrase activity, and Zn level (p < .05). In conclusion, this study demonstrated that dietary supplementation with ZnO-NPs can improve the performance of laying hens. Therefore, ZnO-NPs can enhance zinc absorption in the intestine of aged layers and can be a more suitable source of zinc than regular Zn-oxide in diets.
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- M Abedini
- Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Kamran Azad S, Shariatmadari F, Karimi Torshizi MA, Ahmadi H. Effect of zinc concentration and source on performance, tissue mineral status, activity of superoxide dismutase enzyme and lipid peroxidation of meat in broiler chickens. Anim Prod Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1071/an15758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The present experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding different concentrations and the source of zinc (Zn) on the performance, tissue mineral status, superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity and meat quality in 0–4-week-old broiler chicks. Dietary treatments included the corn–soybean meal-based diet (control) and the basal diet supplemented with Zn at 20, 50 or 80 mg/kg, added as ZnSO4, Zn-methionine or Zn-enriched yeast. The results showed that birds fed Zn-supplemented diets had higher average weight gain and average feed intake than did birds fed the control diet (P < 0.01). At the end of the experiment, the Zn deposition in pancreas, liver and tibia increased (P < 0.01), regardless of the source, in response to increasing dietary Zn concentrations, whereas plasma Zn status was significantly increased by the highest Zn supplementation level. The main effect of Zn supplementation level was significant for the activities of Cu and/or Zn SOD in the liver and pancreas (P < 0.01). As broiler given 50 mg Zn had higher tissue SOD activity than did broilers fed the other treatment diets. Furthermore, Zn supplementation at up to 50 mg/kg significantly increased (P < 0.01) Zn accumulation and SOD activity and decreased lipid peroxidation in muscles around the femur bone. Results from the present study demonstrated that supplementation with 50 mg Zn may be sufficient for normal broiler growth to 28 days of age and the dietary inclusion of organic Zn could be utilised more effectively than that of inorganic sources.
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Ghasemi HA, Shivazad M, Mirzapour Rezaei SS, Karimi Torshizi MA. Effect of synbiotic supplementation and dietary fat sources on broiler performance, serum lipids, muscle fatty acid profile and meat quality. Br Poult Sci 2016; 57:71-83. [PMID: 26654967 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2015.1098766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A 42-d trial was conducted to investigate the effect of adding a synbiotic supplement to diets containing two different types of fat on performance, blood lipids and fatty acid (FA) composition and oxidative stability of breast and thigh meat in broilers. A total of 800 one-d-old male broiler chickens were randomly assigned into 1 of 8 treatments with 4 replicates of 25 birds per treatment. The experiment consisted of a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments including 4 concentrations of synbiotic (0, 0.5, 1 or 1.5 g/kg diet) and 2 types of fat [sunflower oil (SO) or canola oil (CO)] at an inclusion rate of 50 g/kg diet. Dietary fat type did not affect body weight gain (BWG) or feed conversion ratio (FCR) during the overall experimental period (0-42 d). However, fat type modified serum lipid profile and FA composition and 2-thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) content in breast and thigh meat. The addition of synbiotic to the diet linearly improved overall BWG and FCR and also decreased serum cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations. The TBARS value in thigh meat after 30 d of storage at 4°C was linearly decreased as the synbiotic inclusion concentrations in the diets increased. Dietary synbiotic also decreased the proportion of monounsaturated fatty acids and increased n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) concentration in thigh meat, whereas the FA profile of breast meat was not affected by synbiotic supplementation. Moreover, the PUFA/SFA ratio in the breast meat was linearly increased when synbiotic was included in the CO-containing diets. In conclusion, the addition of synbiotic to broiler diets had a positive effect on growth performance, blood lipid profile and meat quality. The results also support the use of synbiotic to increase the capacity of canola oil for enhancing PUFA/SFA ratio of breast meat in broilers.
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- H A Ghasemi
- a Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources , Arak University , Arak , Iran
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- b Department of Animal Science , University of Tehran , Karaj , Iran
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- c Department of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources , University of Tehran , Karaj , Iran
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- d Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture , Tarbiat Modares University , Tehran , Iran
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Ghalkhanbaz M, Shariatmadari F, Karimi Torshizi MA. Effects of different levels of trace minerals premix in finisher diets on performance, immune system and meat lipid oxidation of chicken fed barley- or wheat-based diet. Journal of Applied Animal Research 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2016.1260569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- M. Ghalkhanbaz
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Rajani J, Dastar B, Samadi F, Karimi Torshizi MA, Abdulkhani A, Esfandyarpour S. Effect of extracted galactoglucomannan oligosaccharides from pine wood (Pinus brutia) on Salmonella typhimurium colonisation, growth performance and intestinal morphology in broiler chicks. Br Poult Sci 2016; 57:682-692. [PMID: 27419477 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2016.1200013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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An in vitro and in vivo study was conducted to evaluate the fermentability of isolated galactoglucomannan oligosaccharides (GGMs) and the influence of their feeding on shedding and colonisation of Salmonella typhimurium, growth performance and intestinal morphology in broiler chicks. The in vitro data demonstrated that three probiotic lactic acid bacteria namely Lactobacillus casei, L. plantarum and Enterococcus faecium were able to ferment the extracted oligosaccharides and other tested sugars on a basal de Man Rogosa Sharpe media free from carbohydrate. For the in vivo experiment, 144 one-d-old male Ross 308 broiler chicks were divided into 6 experimental treatments (with 4 replicates) including two positive and negative controls which received a basal maize-soybean diet without any additives, supplementation of three levels of isolated GGMs (0.1%, 0.2% and 0.3%) and a commercial mannanoligosaccharide (MOS) at 0.2% to the basal diet. All birds except those in the negative control group were challenged orally with 1 × 108 cfu of S. typhimurium at 3-d post-hatch. The results revealed that challenge with S. typhimurium resulted in a significant reduction in body weight gain, feed intake, villus height, villus height to crypt depth ratio and villus surface area in all of infected chicks. Birds that were given GGMs or MOS showed better growth performance, increased villus height and villus surface area and decreased S. typhimurium colonisation than the positive control birds. GGM at 0.2% level was more effective than the other treatments in improving growth rate as well as gut health of broiler chicks.
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- J Rajani
- a Department of Animal and Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science , Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources , Gorgan , Iran
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- a Department of Animal and Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science , Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources , Gorgan , Iran
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- b Department of Animal and Poultry Physiology, Faculty of Animal Science , Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources , Gorgan , Iran
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- c Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture , Tarbiat Modares University , Tehran , Iran
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- d Department of Wood and Paper Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources , University of Tehran , Karaj , Iran
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- a Department of Animal and Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science , Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources , Gorgan , Iran
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Hemati Matin HR, Shariatmadari F, Karimi Torshizi MA, Chiba LI. In vitro bile acid-binding capacity of dietary fibre sources and their effects with bile acid on broiler chicken performance and lipid digestibility. Br Poult Sci 2016; 57:348-57. [PMID: 27076119 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2016.1163522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A 4 × 2 factorial experiment was conducted to study the effect of feeding diets-containing dietary fibre (DF) sources and a source of bile acid (BA) on growth performance and lipid metabolism. In addition, in vitro BA-binding capacity of fibre sources was investigated. A total of 256 one-d-old male broiler chickens (Ross 308) were assigned to DF sources [maize-soybean meal (control, C), or 30 g/kg of wheat bran (WB), barley bran (BB) or soybean hulls (SH)] and BA (with or without 1.5 g Na-deoxycholate/kg). Each treatment was replicated 4 times with 8 broiler chickens per cage. The highest in vitro BA-binding capacity was observed with BB (8.76 mg/g BB). From 0 to 21 d, with the addition of BA, the average daily feed intake (ADFI) decreased in broiler chickens fed on the C, WB or BB diets, while there was no difference with the SH diet. With added BA, the average daily gain decreased in broiler chickens fed on the C or SH diets, but it did not change in those fed on the other diets. The addition of BA decreased feed conversion ratio (FCR) in broiler chickens fed on the BB or WB diets, but it increased in those fed on the C or SH diets. Interaction results indicated that the apparent ileal digestibility of lipid increased in broiler chickens fed the C and other DF diets with BA compared to those fed the diets without BA. The addition of BA decreased the pancreas lipase activity (PLA) in broiler chickens fed on the C diet compared to those fed the C diet without BA, while no changes observed in those fed the DF diets with or without BA. No interaction was observed in total liver bile acid (TLBA). The WB, BB and SH with little Na-deoxycholate-binding capacity (<10 mg/g of DF) under in vitro conditions had particular effects with BA on the measured criteria in broiler chickens. The magnitude of improvement in digestibility of lipid with the addition of BA depends on the source of fibre used and the addition of BA in DF diets had little effect on growth performance in young broiler chicken diets.
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- H R Hemati Matin
- a Department of Animal Science , Tarbiat Modares University , Tehran , Iran
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- a Department of Animal Science , Tarbiat Modares University , Tehran , Iran
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- b Department of Animal Sciences , Auburn University , Auburn , AL , USA
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Kamely M, Torshizi MAK, Rahimi S, Wideman RF. Caffeine causes pulmonary hypertension syndrome (ascites) in broilers. J Anim Sci 2016; 94:1493-500. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2015-0152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Abdanan Mehdizadeh S, Minaei S, Karimi Torshizi MA, Mohajerani E. Effect of UV irradiation, sample thickness and storage temperature on storability, bacterial activity and functional properties of liquid egg. J Food Sci Technol 2015; 52:4414-22. [PMID: 26139907 PMCID: PMC4486587 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-014-1509-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Effect of sample thickness, ultraviolet irradiation and storage temperature on bacterial activity, storability and functional properties (foamability and stability) of liquid egg were investigated. Eggs were contaminated with prepared Salmonella suspension 108/mL. Separated albumen and yolk samples were poured in three thicknesses (1, 2 and 3 mm) and irradiated at 3, 5 10, 15 min with ultraviolet radiation and were stored at 5, 15, 25, 37 °C for up to 8 days. Observations indicated that all ultraviolet irradiation times, reduced the total count of Salmonella bacteria in egg samples. Although, functional properties were improved, protein oxidation in both albumen and yolk increased. After the first 2 days of storage, total counts of Salmonella and protein oxidation of eggs decreased solely in the 5 °C treatment. It is concluded that irradiation treatment can be used to decrease bacterial contamination of liquid egg albeit not below the safe level for raw consumption. Furthermore, the best irradiation times to improve foam ability and stability were 10 and 5 min, respectively.
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- S. Abdanan Mehdizadeh
- />Department of Agricultural Machinery, College of Agricultural Engineering, Ramin Khuzestan University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mollasani, Ahvaz, Khuzestan Iran
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- />Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- />Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Poultry Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- />Department of Physics, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Matin HRH, Shariatmadari F, Torshizi MAK. In vitro mineral-binding capacity of various fibre sources: The monogastric sequential simulated physiological conditions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.12988/asb.2013.2535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Bagherzadeh Kasmani F, Karimi Torshizi MA, Allameh A, Shariatmadari F. A novel aflatoxin-binding Bacillus probiotic: Performance, serum biochemistry, and immunological parameters in Japanese quail. Poult Sci 2012; 91:1846-53. [PMID: 22802177 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Two experiments were performed to screen bacilli isolated from quails for their aflatoxin removal potential and to assess the efficiency of their amelioration of experimental aflatoxicosis. Nonhemolytic bacilli were selected for in vitro aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) removal and conventional probiotic tests. The isolate with the highest scores was selected for assessment in field experiments and was identified as Berevibacillus laterosporus (Bl). In the second experiment, 125 male Japanese quails (21 d old) were divided into 5 groups with 5 replications to compare the toxin removal efficiency of Bl with that of a commercial toxin binder, improved Millbond-TX (IMTX). The experimental groups were as follows: Control (without any feed additive or AFB1); AFB1 (2.5 mg/kg); AFB1+Bl (2.5 mg/kg+10(8) cfu/mL); AFB1+IMTX (2.5 mg/kg+2.5 g/kg); and Bl (10(8) cfu/mL). The greatest BW gain and slaughter and carcass weights were found in the Bl group and the lowest values were observed in the AFB1 group (P<0.05). Feeding AFB1 alone to the chicks resulted in a significant decrease in serum albumin, total protein, and glucose and cholesterol levels but a significant increase in serum uric acid, urea, creatinin and phosphorus (P<0.05). Treatment of birds on AFB1 with Bl restored these to their original levels (P<0.05). AFB1+Bl-fed birds had serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, and alkaline phosphatase enzyme activity similar to control birds (P<0.05). Antibody titer against Newcastle disease virus was found to be lowest in the AFB1 group but highest in the Bl group (P<0.05). Antibody production against sheep red blood cells was lower in the AFB1 group compared with the AFB1+Bl group (P<0.05). Berevibacillus laterosporus supplementation of the AFB1 diet restored the skin response to 2,4-dinitro 1-chlorobenzene to levels comparable with control birds (P<0.05). It can be concluded that selected indigenous Bl is a promising probiotic with AFB1 removal potential.
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- F Bagherzadeh Kasmani
- Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Rezaei M, Karimi Torshizi MA, Rouzbehan Y. The influence of different levels of micronized insoluble fiber on broiler performance and litter moisture. Poult Sci 2011; 90:2008-12. [PMID: 21844267 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The effects of different levels of micronized insoluble fiber (MIF) on broiler performance and litter moisture were assessed in 320 one-day-old male broilers (Ross 308). Feed was supplemented with 0, 0.3, 0.4, or 0.5% MIF during both the starter (1 to 14 d) and grower (15 to 42 d) periods. Supplementation of MIF was associated with dose dependent increases in daily BW gain and feed conversion ratio throughout the experimental period (P < 0.01), whereas feed intake was not influenced by MIF concentration. As MIF content increased, the relative weight of digestive organs was not changed (P > 0.05). Supplementation of MIF resulted in dose dependent increases in the ileal villus height:crypt depth ratio and number of goblet cells (P < 0.05), and a dose dependent decrease in litter moisture beginning during the third week (P < 0.01). These findings indicate that inclusion of 0.5% MIF in feed resulted in the greatest improvements in broiler performance, intestinal morphology, and litter moisture.
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- M Rezaei
- Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Karimi Torshizi MA, Moghaddam AR, Rahimi S, Mojgani N. Assessing the effect of administering probiotics in water or as a feed supplement on broiler performance and immune response. Br Poult Sci 2010; 51:178-84. [PMID: 20461578 DOI: 10.1080/00071661003753756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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1. Two routes of probiotic administration in broiler farms, in water and in feed, were compared using 360 one-day-old male broiler chickens. Controls received no probiotics or antimicrobials. The water group received a probiotic preparation at a rate of 0.5 g/l, and the feed group received it at an inclusion rate of 1 g/kg. 2. Performance of broilers in terms body weight gain (BWG), feed intake (FI) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) improved when probiotic was provided via drinking water, compared to the control and feed groups. Probiotic administration reduced plasma cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations. 3. Spleen (28 and 42 d) and bursa (42 d) relative weights were influenced by method of probiotic administration, which also improved T-cell dependent skin thickness response to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) injection. The effect of challenge by dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) depended on the method of probiotic administration. 4. The method of probiotic administration can influence the performance and immune competence of birds, and administration via drinking water appears to be superior to the more conventional in-feed supplementation method.
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- M A Karimi Torshizi
- Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P.B. 14115-336, Tehran.
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Torshizi MAK, Rahimi S, Mojgani N, Esmaeilkhanian S, Grimes JL. Screening of Indigenous Strains of Lactic Acid Bacteria for Development of a Probiotic for Poultry. Asian Australas J Anim Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.80081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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