Anticoccidial activity of Aloe Vera Leafs' aqueous extract and vaccination against Eimeria tenella: pathological study in broilers.

Autor: Hassan SMH; Alexandria Regional Laboratory, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Alexandria City, Egypt., Zayeda R; Animal Health Research Institute, Tanta Regional Laboratory, Tanta City, Egypt., Elakany H; Department of Poultry and Fish diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour City, Egypt., Badr S; Pathology Department, Animal Health Research Institute Agriculture Research Center, Cairo City, Egypt., Abou-Rawash A; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour Cty, 25511, Egypt. rawashaa@yahoo.com., Abd-Ellatieff H; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour Cty, 25511, Egypt.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Veterinary research communications [Vet Res Commun] 2024 Feb; Vol. 48 (1), pp. 403-416. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 22.
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-023-10222-x
Abstrakt: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of an anticoccidial vaccine and the anticoccidial activity of Aloe vera in broiler chickens infected with Eimeria tenella (E. tenella). A total of 225 healthy, sexless, one-day-old broiler chicks (avian48) from a commercial broiler company were randomized into nine experimental groups of 25 chicks. The groups were as follows: Group 1 (control, vaccinated, non-infected), Group 2 (vaccinated and infected with 5 × 104 sporulated oocysts), Group 3 (vaccinated, infected with 5 × 104 sporulated oocysts, and treated with Aloe vera), Group 4 (infected with 5 × 104 sporulated oocysts and treated with Aloe vera), Group 5 (positive control, infected with 5 × 104 sporulated oocysts), Group 6 (challenged with 5 × 104 sporulated oocysts and then treated with amprolium), Group 7 (treated with amprolium), Group 8 (blank control negative group), and Group 9 (treated with Aloe vera gel).Various parameters were evaluated, including clinical signs, growth performance, oocyst shedding, hematological and immunological parameters, and pathological lesion scoring. The results demonstrated that Aloe vera improved growth performance, reduced oocyst shedding, and decreased caecal lesion scores in E. Tenella-infected broiler chicks. The use of Aloe vera in combination with either amprolium or anticoccidial vaccines provided a potential solution to the issues of drug resistance and drug residues.In conclusion, this study provides valuable insights regarding the control of coccidiosis in broilers. Supplementing the chicken diet with Aloe vera had beneficial effects on the pathogenicity and infectivity of E. tenella, making it a cost-effective alternative as an herbal extract with no adverse side effects for coccidiosis control. These findings suggest that Aloe vera can be considered a potential candidate for inclusion in broiler diets for effective coccidiosis control.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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