Effect of Dietary Ramie Powder at Various Levels on the Growth Performance, Meat Quality, Serum Biochemical Indices and Antioxidative Capacity of Yanling White Geese
Fengming Chen,
Jieyi He,
Xin Wang,
Tuo Lv,
Chunjie Liu,
Liping Liao,
Zibo Li,
Jun Zhou,
Bingsheng He,
HuaJiao Qiu,
Qian Lin
Affiliations
Fengming Chen
Academician Workstation, Hunan Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, Changsha Medical University, Changsha 410219, China
Jieyi He
Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
Xin Wang
Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
Tuo Lv
Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
Chunjie Liu
Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
Liping Liao
Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
Zibo Li
Academician Workstation, Hunan Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, Changsha Medical University, Changsha 410219, China
Jun Zhou
Academician Workstation, Hunan Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, Changsha Medical University, Changsha 410219, China
Bingsheng He
Academician Workstation, Hunan Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, Changsha Medical University, Changsha 410219, China
HuaJiao Qiu
Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
Qian Lin
Academician Workstation, Hunan Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, Changsha Medical University, Changsha 410219, China
To investigate the effects of different levels of ramie powder (Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich.) (i.e., 0%, 6%, 12% and 24%) on the production performance, serum biochemical indices, antioxidative capacity and intestinal development of Yanling white geese, a total of 256 geese at 56 days of age were randomly divided into four groups and fed a control diet and the control diet supplemented with 6%, 12% and 24% ramie powder, respectively, for 42 days. The results show that dietary supplementation with 12% ramie powder significantly increased the average final weight (p p p p p < 0.10). This study demonstrates that moderate ramie powder is beneficial to the production performance of Yanling white geese and has the potential to be used as a poultry feed ingredient. In conclusion, 12% was the proper supplementation rate of ramie powder in Yanling white geese feed.
