Effect of dietary oil seeds on n-3 fatty acid enrichment, performance parameters and humoral immune response of broiler chickens

ABSTRACT

A 42-day study was conducted to evaluate the influence of full-fat flaxseed [FS] and canola seed [CS] on broiler performance, fatty acid [FA] profile of meat, serum lipid content and antibody response to sheep red blood cells antigen [SRBC]. A total of 324 one-day-old chicks were attributed to 6 experimental groups. C control [soybean-corn]; CS17.5% CS; CS215% CS; CS-FS10% FS + 10% CS; FS17.5% FS; FS215% FS. The diets containing FS and CS had a significant negative effect on performance parameters [P<0.01], however, feed consumption was not significantly [P>0.05] different among treatments. Inclusion of FS and CS significantly increased [P<0.01] the concentration of omega-3 FA and decreased the content of the arachidonic acid and n-6n-3 polyunsaturated FA ratio. The serum lipid content and antibody titre against SRBC were not affected by dietary oil seeds [P>0.05]