ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Anim. Sci.
Sec. Animal Nutrition
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fanim.2025.1641431
Effects of honeycomb polysaccharides on growth performance, slaughter performance, antioxidant capacity, and immune function in Cyan-Shank Partridge chickens
Provisionally accepted
- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, China
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There has been increased awareness of the negative effects of antibiotic use in poultry production, necessitating research on sustainable alternatives. Honeycomb polysaccharides (HPs) have attracted considerable attention due to their bioactivity. Therefore, we investigated the effects of HPs on growth and slaughter performance, antioxidant capacity, and immune function in Cyan-Shank Partridge chickens. Male Cyan-Shank Partridge chicks (n = 300; 1day-old) were randomly assigned to five groups: negative control group (NC, fed a basal diet), three experimental groups (fed basal diet supplemented with 300 (HPs300), 600 (HPs600), or 1,200 mg/kg (HPs1200) of HPs), and chlortetracycline hydrochloride group (positive control group, PC). Compared to NC group, there was a significant increase (p < 0.05) in body weight at 20 days of age, average daily weight gain from day 1 to 20, and average daily feed intake from day 41 to 60 in the group HPs1200. Additionally, leg muscle ratio was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in group HPs1200 than in NC group. Compared with those in NC group, there was a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in serum malondialdehyde and a significant increase (p < 0.05) in serum superoxide dismutase activity in group HPs1200. Moreover, serum immunoglobulin A (IgA), IgM, and IgG levels were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in group HPs1200 than in group NC. Conclusively, HPs addition to feed at 1,200 mg/kg enhances growth performance, slaughter performance, serum antioxidant capacity, and immune function in Cyan-Shank Partridge chickens.
Keywords: Animal Health, Bees, feed additives, Poultry, production
Received: 05 Jun 2025; Accepted: 15 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhang, Yin, Zhang and Yan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Ling Yin, Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, China
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