Excessive Aurantiochytrium acetophilum docosahexaenoic acid supplementation decreases growth performance and breast muscle mass of broiler chickens

Sun, Tao; Tolba, Samar A.; Magnuson, Andrew D.; Lei, Xin Gen

doi:10.1016/j.algal.2022.102648

Excessive Aurantiochytrium acetophilum docosahexaenoic acid supplementation decreases growth performance and breast muscle mass of broiler chickens

Journal Article · Wed Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Algal Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102648· OSTI ID:1976809

Sun, Tao ^[1]; Tolba, Samar A. ^[2]; Magnuson, Andrew D. ^[2]; Lei, Xin Gen ^[2]

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (United States); OSTI
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (United States)

We report Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid with health-promoting potential. This study was to investigate effects of supplemental DHA from Aurantiochytrium acetophilum on growth performance, health status, meat quality, and protein synthesis signaling of broiler chickens. Day-old male chicks were housed in an environmental control room (6 cages/treatment, 8 chicks/cage), and fed a corn-soybean meal basal diet supplemented with the DHA-rich A. acetophilum biomass (Heliae, Gilbert, AZ) at 0, 1, 2, and 4% (0, 1.7, 3.4 and 6.8 g DHA/kg diet) for 6 weeks. Growth performance was measured weekly. Blood samples were collected at weeks 3 and 6 (2 chicks/cage). Four tissues were sampled (2 chicks/cage) for biochemical and meat quality analyses. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and regression. Compared with the control, the 4% A. acetophilum diet decreased (p < 0.05) body weight gain (19%) and gain to feed ratio (19%) during weeks 4–6. The A. acetophilum supplementation dose-dependently decreased (p < 0.05, R² = 0.21–0.54) plasma alanine amino transferase activity and glucose concentrations, but had little effect on plasma activity of alkaline phosphatase or concentrations of inorganic phosphorus and uric acid at weeks 3 and 6. Compared with the control, the 4% A. acetophilum diet decreased (p < 0.05) breast muscle weight by 21%, and down-regulated (p < 0.05) mRNA levels of mammalian target of rapamycin and ribosomal s6 protein (S6), and protein levels of phosphorylated S6 to S6 and phosphorylated S6 kinase beta 1 to S6 kinase beta 1. The A. acetophilum supplementation linearly increased (p < 0.01) lipid peroxidation (R² = 0.62–0.90) and hardness and chewiness (R² = 0.34–0.44) of breast and thigh muscles. In conclusion, supplemental 4% (6.8 g DHA/kg), but not 1 or 2%, of A. acetophilum impaired growth performance, breast muscle mass accumulation, and(or) protein synthesis signaling of broilers.

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Research Organization:: Duke University, Durham, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Cornell University; Heliae Development; National Institute of Food and Agriculture; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007091

OSTI ID:: 1976809

Journal Information:: Algal Research, Journal Name: Algal Research Journal Issue: C Vol. 63; ISSN 2211-9264

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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