Abstract

Two experiments were conducted to determine whether water extracts from Artemisia capillaries (A. capillaries) and Camellia sinensis (C. sinensis) could be used as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters in broiler feed. The experiment 1 was verified their chemical composition, extracts yields, total phenolic compounds concentration, antioxidant activity, antimicrobial activity, and chicken splenocytes proliferation through in vitro test. The extract yields of A. capillaries and C. sinensis were 26.5 and 16.8%, respectively. Total phenolic compounds concentrations of them expressed as gallic acid equivalent were 15.28 and 26.74 mg/mL, respectively. Electron donating abilities of them expressed as $SC_{50}$ showing 50% DPPH radical scavenging were 0.30 and 0.06 mg, respectively. Bacterial inhibitory rates of them against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella Typhimurium were ranged from 42.1 to 52.3% and from 21.6 to 33.7%, respectively. And, these extracts increased proliferation of chicken splenocytes. Especially, A. capillaris was more excellent than Echinacea and Concanavalin A known as T-cell stimulator. The experiment 2 was investigated their effects on growth performance, relative organ weight, cecal microflora, blood biochemical parameters, and splenic cytokines mRNA expression in broiler chicks. Four hundred eighty 1-day-old male broiler chicks (Ross 308) were divided in to 4 treatment groups with 4 replicates of 30 birds in each group: NC (control, no antibiotics), PC (avilamycin, 10 ppm; salinomycin, 60 ppm), AC (A. capillaries, 100 ppm), and CS (C. sinensis, 100 ppm); treatments were administered through water supplementation. Final body weight was significantly higher in all treated groups than in NC (p<0.05). Cecal Salmonella numbers were significantly or somewhat decreased in all treated groups than in NC (p<0.05). The relative weights and lengths of the small intestine were more significantly decreased in the PC and AC groups than in the other groups. Cecal Salmonella numbers were significantly or somewhat decreased in all treated groups than in the NC group (p<0.05). The contents of total cholesterol, aspatate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase in blood serum were more significantly decreased in all treated groups than in NC (p<0.05). In conclusion, these results suggested the possibility that these extracts could serve as alternatives for antibiotic growth promoters.

본 연구는 무항생제 닭고기 생산을 위한 성장촉진용 항생제를 대체할 천연생리활성물질 개발을 목표로 실험 1에서는 인진쑥 및 녹차의 추출수율, 총 페놀화합물 함량, 항산화 활성, 항균 활성 및 면역 활성을 in vitro 실험을 통해 구명하는 한편, 실험 2에서는 이들 추출물을 육계에 음수 급여하여 생산성, 조직 및 소장의 변화, 장내 미생물 균총, 혈액 특성 및 비장 cytokines mRNA 발현량에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 인진쑥 및 녹차 추출물의 추출수율은 각각 16.8%, 26.5% 이었으며, 총 페놀화합물 함량은 15.28 및 26.74 GE mg/mL이었다. 또한 이들 추출물의 항산화, 항균 활성 및 닭의 splenocyte 증식에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과, DPPH radical을 50% 감소시키는 농도인 $SC_{50}$은 각각 0.30 mg, 0.06 mg으로 나타냈으며, 유해균 3종(E. coli, S. aureus, S. Typhimurium)에 대해 항균 활성은 인진쑥 추출물이 33.7%, 21.6%, 28.5%, 녹차 추출물이 52.3%, 42.1%, 45.6%의 성장 저해율을 나타냈다. 닭의 splenocyte 증식에도 효과가 나타냈는데, 특히 인진쑥 추출물은 2.5 ${\mu}L$, 5.0 ${\mu}L$ 농도에서 림프구분열촉진인자로 알려진 Echinacea 및 concanavalin A보다 우수한 세포 증식도를 보였다. 실험 1에서 항산화, 항균 및 면역조절효과가 확인된 인진쑥, 녹차 추출물을 육계에 음수 급여한 결과, 인진쑥, 녹차 추출물 처리구가 무항생제 대조구(NC)에 비해 종료체중 및 증체량이 유의하게 증가하였으며(p<0.05), 맹장 내 Salmonella 수에서는 무항생제 대조구(NC)에 비해 유의하게 감소하거나, 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다(p<0.05). 혈액 생화학 조성에 있어서는 인진쑥, 녹차 추출물 처리시 총콜레스테롤, 간 및 신장의 이상 측정 지표인 AST 및 ALT가 대조구에 비해 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.05). 본 연구를 통해 인진쑥 및 녹차 추출물의 생리활성효과를 구명하였으며, 이들 추출물은 육계 생산성을 향상시키고 유해균의 성장 및 증식을 억제시켜 장내 미생물 균총 안정화에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 한편, 조직 발달 및 혈액 성상에 부정적인 영향을 미치지 않아 항생제 대체제로서의 이용 가능성을 확인하였다.

Keywords

• antibiotics alternative;
• antibiotics free chicken;
• Artemisia capillaries;
• Camellia sinensis;
• biofunctional activity;
• broiler