Influence of Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Growth Performance and Body Fat Metabolism in Broiler Chickens

摘要

The current study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid(CLA) on growth performance and body fat metabolism in broiler chickens. A total of 48 male birds aged 3 days were randomly allotted into three dietary groups; CORN(com oil 1.5%), CLA I (corn oil 0.75%+CLA 0.75%) and CLA II(CLA 1.5 %) groups. After feeding commercial diet ad libitum for 3 weeks, eight selected birds on the basis of body weight were housed, two birds in a cage, and continuously given ad libitum corresponding experimental diet for another 2 weeks. As a result, dietary addition of CLA did not influence on body weight, gain and feed conversion rate. The relative weights of the liver and deposited fats(abdominal and thigh fat-pads) were not alsoaffected by the dietary treatments. Serum glucose, triglyceride and cholesterol levels mark-edly(P < 0.05) decreased in CLA II compared with those in CORN group. However, serum nonesterified fatty acid(NEFA) was not altered by dietary CLA. Serum leptinlevel was tended to be decreased by dietary CLA without statistical difference. The diet supplemented with CLA caused a significant(P < 0.05) decrease in hepatic total lipid and NEFA without changing triglyceride level. Also, feeding dietary CLA at the level of 1.5% reduced leptin jRNA expression in the liver and abdominal fats compared with feeding corn oil. In conclusion, our results suggest that dietary 1.5% CLA may affect, at least in part, lipid metabolism in the liver of broiler chickens.