TY  - JOUR
AU  - Puvača, Nikola
AU  - Roljević Nikolić, Svetlana
AU  - Lika, Erinda
AU  - Shtylla Kika, Tana
AU  - Giannenas, Ilias
AU  - Nikolova, Nedeljka
AU  - Tufarelli, Vicenzo
AU  - Bursić, Vojislava
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://intam.institut-tamis.rs/handle/123456789/317
AB  - As a result of the worldwide ban on antibiotic growth promoters in food animals, essential oils have
gained considerable importance. Animal meat and carcass quality traits have also been reported to be influenced by
essential oils. This study investigated the effects of common nettle essential oil (Urtica dioica L.) in broiler chicken
nutrition on performance and carcass quality characteristics. For this experiment which has lasted a 42-days, a total of
648 one-day-old broilers hybrid Cobb 500 were used. A total of 12 replicates were used per dietary treatment, leading
to a total of 18 broilers per replicate, of an average initial body weight 34±0.58 g. The three dietary treatments com-
prised a control diet (C), a control diet + 0.5% of nettle essential oil (EO1), and a control diet + 1.0% of nettle essential
oil (EO2). Despite the carcass and breast yields being higher in the essential oil treatments (EO1 and EO2) compared
to the control treatment (C), the thigh yields were unaffected by diet (P>0.05). Shank yield was higher in the EO1
and EO2 treatments as compared with the control (P<0.05) treatment. The weight of the viscera decreased (P<0.05)
in the dietary treatments with the addition of essential oils. The EO2 treatment had a lower meat pH compared to the
other two treatments. Based on the obtained results, it is concluded that the EO2 treatment was equally effective as the
EO1, regarding the carcass traits, and therefore can serve as an alternative to the banned antibiotic growth promoters
in broiler chickens.However further in vivo studies are required to assess the effect of the nettle essential oil on the gut
health, immunity, and welfare of birds.
PB  - Thessaloniki (Greece) : Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society
T2  - Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society
T1  - Effect of the nettle essential oil (Urtica dioica L.) on the performance and carcass quality traits in broiler chickens
EP  - 5788
IS  - 2
SP  - 5781
VL  - 74
DO  - 10.12681/jhvms.30264
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Puvača, Nikola and Roljević Nikolić, Svetlana and Lika, Erinda and Shtylla Kika, Tana and Giannenas, Ilias and Nikolova, Nedeljka and Tufarelli, Vicenzo and Bursić, Vojislava",
year = "2023",
abstract = "As a result of the worldwide ban on antibiotic growth promoters in food animals, essential oils have
gained considerable importance. Animal meat and carcass quality traits have also been reported to be influenced by
essential oils. This study investigated the effects of common nettle essential oil (Urtica dioica L.) in broiler chicken
nutrition on performance and carcass quality characteristics. For this experiment which has lasted a 42-days, a total of
648 one-day-old broilers hybrid Cobb 500 were used. A total of 12 replicates were used per dietary treatment, leading
to a total of 18 broilers per replicate, of an average initial body weight 34±0.58 g. The three dietary treatments com-
prised a control diet (C), a control diet + 0.5% of nettle essential oil (EO1), and a control diet + 1.0% of nettle essential
oil (EO2). Despite the carcass and breast yields being higher in the essential oil treatments (EO1 and EO2) compared
to the control treatment (C), the thigh yields were unaffected by diet (P>0.05). Shank yield was higher in the EO1
and EO2 treatments as compared with the control (P<0.05) treatment. The weight of the viscera decreased (P<0.05)
in the dietary treatments with the addition of essential oils. The EO2 treatment had a lower meat pH compared to the
other two treatments. Based on the obtained results, it is concluded that the EO2 treatment was equally effective as the
EO1, regarding the carcass traits, and therefore can serve as an alternative to the banned antibiotic growth promoters
in broiler chickens.However further in vivo studies are required to assess the effect of the nettle essential oil on the gut
health, immunity, and welfare of birds.",
publisher = "Thessaloniki (Greece) : Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society",
journal = "Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society",
title = "Effect of the nettle essential oil (Urtica dioica L.) on the performance and carcass quality traits in broiler chickens",
pages = "5788-5781",
number = "2",
volume = "74",
doi = "10.12681/jhvms.30264"
}

Puvača, N., Roljević Nikolić, S., Lika, E., Shtylla Kika, T., Giannenas, I., Nikolova, N., Tufarelli, V.,& Bursić, V.. (2023). Effect of the nettle essential oil (Urtica dioica L.) on the performance and carcass quality traits in broiler chickens. in Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society
Thessaloniki (Greece) : Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society., 74(2), 5781-5788.
https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.30264

Puvača N, Roljević Nikolić S, Lika E, Shtylla Kika T, Giannenas I, Nikolova N, Tufarelli V, Bursić V. Effect of the nettle essential oil (Urtica dioica L.) on the performance and carcass quality traits in broiler chickens. in Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society. 2023;74(2):5781-5788.
doi:10.12681/jhvms.30264 .

Puvača, Nikola, Roljević Nikolić, Svetlana, Lika, Erinda, Shtylla Kika, Tana, Giannenas, Ilias, Nikolova, Nedeljka, Tufarelli, Vicenzo, Bursić, Vojislava, "Effect of the nettle essential oil (Urtica dioica L.) on the performance and carcass quality traits in broiler chickens" in Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, 74, no. 2 (2023):5781-5788,
https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.30264 . .