The effect of green tea extract (Camellia sinensis) supplementation on blood profiles and lipid oxidation in broilers fed high pufa

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of green tea extract
(GTE) supplementation on blood profiles and lipid oxidation of broiler chicken fed with high polyunsaturated fatty acid. A total 80 day-old-chick male broilers (Lohmann) were randomly allocated into 5 groups, consisting 4 replicates of 4 bird each. Birds were fed with a basal diet that contain 2% fish oil + 2% coconut palm oil (T0, control); T1 ( basal diet + 100 mg GTE); T2 (basal diet + 200 mg GTE); T3 ( basal diet + 300 mg GTE) and T4 (basal diet + 200 mg vitamine E). Supplemented GTE decused blood serum triglyceride and cholesterol (P<0.05), while malonaldialdehyde (MDA) levels in breast and liver were significantly reduced (P<0.05) by GTE feeding. The result of the study indicated GTE could act as antioxidant in broiler’s fed with high
PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acid).