文、圖/畜產試驗所彰化種畜繁殖場 賈玉祥

Most of propolis were pharmacological and biological activity. The aim of the experiment was to study the effect of propolis which was added to the balanced ration on intestinal development and growth performance of the geese. The experiment were divided into four treatment groups：the control group which were no propolis added；200ppm group（G200）which were added 200ppm propolis；400ppm group（G400）which were added 400ppm propolis；800ppm group（G800）which were added 800ppm propolis.. The market weight of four groups at twelve week age were 4.80, 4.74, 4.78 and 4.87kg, respectively. There were no significant among groups (p>0.05). The measurement of intestinal morphology at 12 week age of geese included villus height, villus width, villus circumference, villus area and crypt depth of duodenum, jejunum and ileum. The results were shown that in the duodenum the circumference and area of the villus of G800 was the highest among groups. (P <0.05), the villlus height of G400 was the highest among groups (p <0.05), in the jejunum the villus area of G800 and crypt depth of G400 were significant among groups (p<0.05); and in the ileum the villus height and crypt depth of G400 were significant among groups (p<0.05). The propolis added to the balance rations could be got the better growth of intestinal development in geese. But there were no improvement on the growth performance of the geese.