Animals (Oct 2022)

Effects of Compound Chinese Herbal Medicine Additive on Growth Performance and Gut Microbiota Diversity of Zi Goose

  • Jinlei Zheng,
  • Shuang Liang,
  • Yan Zhang,
  • Xueqi Sun,
  • Yumei Li,
  • Jizhe Diao,
  • Liping Dong,
  • Hongyu Ni,
  • Yijing Yin,
  • Jing Ren,
  • Yuwei Yang,
  • Yonghong Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12212942
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 21
p. 2942

Abstract

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This study investigated the effects of CCHMA on growth performance, slaughter performance, serum biochemical indicators, intestinal morphology and microbiota of Zi goose. Initially, it was determined the optimal addition concentration of CCHMA to be 3 g/kg by the first feeding experiment. Then, 78 Zi geese were divided into control and CCHMA supplemented groups. The results showed that the body weight (BW) and average daily gain (ADG) of the CCHMA supplemented group was significantly increased (p p p p CHKCI001, Colidextribacter and Subdoligranulum) (p p Bacteroidetes and Methanobrevibacter) (p < 0.05) in the cecum of Zi goose. In conclusion, adding 3 g/kg of CCHMA in the diet can improve the growth performance, slaughter performance of Zi goose, and optimize the cecum microflora.

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