A preliminary study of the poultry body weight effect of carvacrol in litter and of carvacrol residue in organ tissue of exposed chickens

Author:

Śniegocki Tomasz1,Raszkowska-Kaczor Aneta2,Bajer Krzysztof2,Sell Bartosz1,Kozdruń Wojciech3,Giergiel Marta1,Posyniak Andrzej1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Puławy , Poland

2. Department of Poultry Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute , 24-100 Puławy , Poland

3. Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Engineering of Polymer Materials and Dyes , 87-100 Toruń , Poland

Abstract

Abstract Introduction Carvacrol is an essential oil extracted from oregano which can be used as a natural additive in poultry litter and could have a positive impact not only on production rates but also on the quality of poultry meat. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the addition of carvacrol to litter on weight gain and the occurrence of residues in chicken tissues. Material and Methods One-day-old Ross 308 chicks were used for the study and were randomly divided into two experimental groups. For 42 days, one group was kept in a room with litter enriched with carvacrol and the second group was kept in a room with litter without carvacrol. After 42 days, the birds were sacrificed and necropsied. Carvacrol content was determined in homogenised organ tissue samples by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. Results Weekly weighing results showed that exposure to carvacrol in litter had no impact on chicken body weight. The analysis of plasma, muscle, liver and lung tissue after 42 days’ exposure clearly indicated that there were residues of carvacrol in the analysed matrices. Conclusion Exposure of chickens to carvacrol left residues but did not affect body weight.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

General Veterinary

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