MEAT LIPID PROFILE OF BROILER CHICKENS ADMINISTERED AQUEOUS BAMBOO (Bambusa vulgaris) LEAF EXTRACT SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANO PARTICLES IN DRINKING WATER.

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of aqueous bamboo leaf extract (ABLE) synthesised silver nano particles (AgNPs) in drinking water on the meat lipid profile of broiler chickens. One hundred- and twenty-eight-day-old Ross broiler chicks were used for the experiment. The birds were allocated to four treatments in a completely randomized design. Each treatment had four replicates with eight birds each. The treatments were a control (ordinary water (T1)), antibiotics (T2), 15ml/L of ABLE AgNPs (T3) and 30ml/L of ABLE AgNPs (T4). Meat samples were collected from three birds per treatments for the meat lipid profile analysis. All data collected were subjected to one-way analysis of variance using SAS (2009) and significant means separated using Tukey test. The meat total cholesterol (TC) for broilers given antibiotics (97.60 mg/dl) and those given ABLE synthesized AgNPs at 15ml/L (94.20 mg/dl) was lower (P<0.05) than those in the control group. Triglyceride (TG) reduced for broilers administered ABLE synthesized AgNPs at 30ml/L (72.30 mg/dl) compared to those in the control and antibiotics group (P<0.05). The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) was lower (P<0.05) for broilers given ABLE synthesized AgNPs at 15ml/L and 30ml/L than those of the control group. Lower (P<0.05) very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) was observed for broilers given ABLE synthesized AgNPs at 15ml/L compared to those in the control and antibiotics group. It was concluded that the oral administration of ABLE synthesised AgNPs for broilers at 15ml/L reduces broiler’s meat TC, LDL and VLDL. Broiler’s meat triglyceride can be reduced with oral administration of ABLE synthesised AgNPs for broilers at 30ml/L