文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Dietary canthaxanthin improves egg production rate through regulating hepatic lipid metabolism and redox status in indigenous chickens

作者：Chen, Jie[1];Yu, Sumeng[1];Zhang, Xiaofeng[1];Song, Yiping[1];Zhou, Xiaoyun[1];Xiao, Mei[1];Liu, Wenchao[1];An, Lilong[1]

机构：[1]Guangdong Ocean Univ, Coll Coastal Agr Sci, Dept Anim Sci, Zhanjiang, Peoples R China

年份：2025

卷号：12

外文期刊名：FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE

收录：SCI-EXPANDED(收录号：WOS:001511555100001)、、Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-105008699808)、WOS

基金：The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research and/or publication of this article. This research was funded by Guangdong Special Poultry Ecological and Healthy Breeding Science and Technology Innovation Center (300702-C18082); Guangdong Feed Industry Technology System (2024CXTD14).

语种：英文

外文关键词：oxidative stress; chickens; canthaxanthin; liver; lipid metabolism; egg production rate

外文摘要：Oxidative stress during egg production disrupts hepatic lipid metabolism and impairs laying performance in hens. This study investigated the effects of dietary canthaxanthin (CX) supplementation (0, 4, 6, 8, 10 mg/kg) on hepatic histomorphology, lipid metabolism, antioxidant capacity, and egg production in indigenous chickens reared under controlled conditions (25 +/- 2 degrees C, 65-75% humidity). A total of 180 one-day-old female chickens were randomly assigned to a control group (NC) and four treatment groups (NT1, NT2, NT3, NT4). The trial lasted 9 weeks, with sampling performed at weeks 3, 6, and 9. During the experimental period, compared with the control group, dietary CX supplementation improved the liver weight, egg production rate, serum HDL-C, TG, TC in liver and serum (p < 0.05). At week 6, dietary 6 mg/kg CX supplementation significantly reduced yolk TG and serum LDL-C levels (p < 0.05), while 10 mg/kg CX significantly increased serum T-AOC and SOD activities (p < 0.05). At week 3, 10 mg/kg CX significantly enhanced serum CAT and GSH-Px activities (p < 0.05). At week 9, 8 mg/kg CX significantly decreased serum MDA levels (p < 0.05). Histological analysis revealed that CX improved liver cell structure, reducing vacuolar degeneration and lipid droplet deposition. Additionally, CX significantly upregulated the expression of SREBP-1c, FASN, ACC, ME, and LXR alpha in the liver (p < 0.05). In conclusion, dietary supplementation with CX demonstrates beneficial effects on lipid metabolism, antioxidant capacity, and egg production in laying hens, with an optimal recommended dosage of 8 mg/kg. This study provides theoretical evidence supporting CX as a functional feed additive to ameliorate lipid metabolic disorders and enhance laying performance in poultry production.