Effects Of Alpha-Glyceryl Monolaurate On Growth, Immune Function, Volatile Fatty Acids, And Gut Microbiota In Broiler Chickens

POULTRY SCIENCE(2021)

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This study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary addition of alpha-glyceryl monolaurate (alpha-GML) on growth performance, immune function, volatile fatty acids production and cecal microbiota in broiler chickens. A total of 480 1-day-old yellow feathered broilers were randomly assigned in equal numbers to 4 dietary treatments: basal diet (NCO) or supplementations with 30 mg/kg bacitracin (ANT), 500 mg/kg alpha-GML, or 1,000 mg/kg alpha-GML (GML2). And, each treatment contained 8 replicates with 15 chickens per replicate. After supplementation with alpha-GML, the total BW gain and average daily weight gain of broilers increased significantly (P < 0.05) compared with the broilers on the NCO diet. Moreover, compared with the NCO group, higher levels of immune globulin M and immune globulin Y were observed in both GML groups and the ANT group. Concentrations of acetate, propionate, butyrate, valerate, and isovalerate in GML2 were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than those in the NCO group on day 28. However, acetate, propionate, valerate, and isovalerate concentrations were reduced to significantly (P < 0.05) lower than those in the NCO group on day 56. The abundance and diversity of microbiota were found to be improved in broilers that were supplemented with GML, using operational taxonomic unit and diversity analyses. Furthermore, the GML treatments increased favorable microbiota, particularly acid-producing bacteria, on day 28 and, also, reduced opportunistic pathogens, such as Alistipes tidjanibacter and Bacteroides dorei by day 56. These results suggest that alpha-GML supplementation modulates cecal microbiota and broiler immunity and improves volatile fatty acid levels during the early growth stages of broilers.
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alpha-glyceryl monolaurate lactate, growth performance, immune globulin, volatile fatty acid, intestinal microbiota
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