Effect of Mentha piperita on antioxidative status in broiler chickens
2010
Kostadinovic, Lj., Megatrend University, Backa Topola (Serbia). Faculty of Biofarming | Levic, J., Institute for Food Technology, Novi Sad (Serbia) | Pavkov, S., Institute for Medicinal Plant Research Dr Josif Pancic, Belgrade (Serbia) | Dozet, G., Megatrend University, Backa Topola (Serbia). Faculty of Biofarming | Galonja-Coghill, T., Megatrend University, Backa Topola (Serbia). Faculty of Biofarming
This report describes an investigation on the effect of Mentha piperita on antioxidative status on hemolysed blood and liver homogenate of broiler chickens (gluthatione peroxidase-GSH Px, superoxide dismutase-SOD, concentration of malondialdehyde-MDA and lipid peroxidation-TAOC). Three levels of whole Mentha piperita: 0; 100; 150; and 200 g/kg were incorporated into basal diet of 240 broilers for 42 days. Blood and liver were collected for the subsequent evaluation of antioxidant status. Feeding of diet supplemented with 200 g/kg of Mentha piperita significantly decreased the concentration of malondialdehide (MDA) in plasma in comparison with the control group. The activities of glutathione peroxidase (GSH Px) were significantly higher in blood of chicks fed the diet containing 200 g/kg of Mentha piperita. Other diets containing 100 and 150 g/kg of Mentha piperita had no effect on lipid peroxidation and activity of antioxidative protection enzyme in the liver homogenate and blood hemolysate of broilers. The present invetigation shows that Mentha piperita exibits a significant antioxidant in dietary supplement.
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