Effect of tissue culture medium waste after harvest of Korean wild ginseng on growth performance and diseases resistance in broiler chickens
2010
Seol, J.W., Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea | Park, J.H., Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea | Chae, J.S., Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Kang, H.S., Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea | Ryu, K.S., Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea | Kang, C.S., EnT, Nonsan, Republic of Korea | Park, S.Y., Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
The large amount of tissue culture medium (TCM), which contains some of the active secretory components of Korean wild ginseng (KWG; Panax ginseng) such as saponins, is usually discarded after harvest of KWG. The present study was aimed to investigate the efficacy of oral administration of the TCM-KWG on growth performance and diseases resistance in broiler chickens. A day old broiler chickens randomized in 6 groups (n=60/groups) were administered orally with 0, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 mL/L TCM-KWG through drinking water for 5 weeks and examined the change of weight gain, feed intake and blood components. Also, five weeks old broiler chickens (n=15/groups) were challenged orally with Salmonella (S.) gallinarum and investigated the mortality in broiler chickens. An average weight gain and feed intake significantly didn't change in TCM-KWG administration groups as compared to control group. The concentration of calcium (Ca), phosphate (Pi) and potassium (K) in serum were increase by TCM-KWG administration in broiler chickens. We also found that oral administration of TCM-KWG through drinking water significantly reduced the mortality in broiler chickens experimentally infected with virulent S. gallinarum. The results of this study indicated that TCM-KWG administration may elevate the resistance on disease and improved the skeleton formation and body homeostasis of chickens, and TCM-KWG can be used as a cost-effective and environmentally alternative additives to control of the disease and growth.
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