Serum biochemical values of indigenous Boschveld chickens in response to baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) supplementation
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The use of eco-friendly feed additives such as probiotics to improve of chicken performance has been highlighted. However, the effect of baker’s yeast, one of such probiotics on serum biochemical characteristics of unsexed indigenous Boschveld chickens has not been investigated. This study revealed that indigenous Boschveld chickens aged day 1 to 90 offered diets containing baker’s yeast at 5, 7.5 and 10 g/kg feed had significantly higher (p<0.05) serum total protein and significantly lower (p<0.05) serum cholesterol, when compared to the chickens fed diets containing baker’s yeast at 0, 2.5 and 12.5 g/kg feed. Unsexed indigenous Boschveld chickens offered diets having baker’s yeast at 5.0 and 7.5 g/kg feed had significantly reduced (p<0.05) serum triglycerides than indigenous Boschveld chickens offered baker’s yeast at 0, 2.5, 10 and 12.5 g/kg feed. In addition, chickens fed diets supplemented with baker’s yeast at 5.0, 7.5 and 10 g/kg feed had significantly higher (p<0.05) serum globulin than those offered baker’s yeast at 0, 2.5 and 12.5 g/kg feed. Conversely, no significant difference was found in the serum albumin, glucose and uric acid between the control and the yeast groups. Quadratic calculation indicated that serum total protein, globulin, cholesterol and triglycerides were optimised at 7.3, 3.7, 6.9 and 7.0 g bakers yeast/kg feed, respectively. Results indicate that inclusion of yeast at 7.3, 3.7, 6.9 and 7.0 g/kg supported optimal serum total protein, globulin, cholesterol and triglycerides formation in indigenous chickens aged from 1 to 91 days fed 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0 and 12.5 g bakers yeast/kg feed.
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