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EFFECT OF DIETARY PROPOLIS SUPPLEMENTATION ON IMMUNOCOMPETENCE PARAMETERS OF COBB BROILER CHICKS

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Feeds and feeding for poultry.

Abstract

This experiment was carried out at El-Takamoly Poultry Project. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary propolis supplementation on immune response of broiler chicks. A total number of 200 unsexed one day-old Cobb broiler chicks were used in this experiment. They were divided into five groups, with four replicates of ten chicks each. Chicks were fed a starter diet without propolis supplementation during the first 6 days of age.  At the 7th day, birds were fed diets containing different levels of propolis (0, 200, 400, 600 and 800 mg/kg) till the end of 6th weeks of age. Ethanolic extract of propolis was added to mixed diets. The result revealed that the mortality rate was within the normal range and not related to treatments studied.. Concerning to Cell-mediated immunity the chicks fed diet added 400, 600 and 800 mg propolis/kg diet had significantly highr response to PHA-P injection compared to control-fed group. The Heterophils / lymphocytes ratio (H/L) decreased with increased the level of dietary propolis in the diets. Generally, it can be concluded that chicks fed diet added 600 and 800 mg propolis/kg diet had significantly improvement in   immune response and some blood parameters.

DOI

10.21608/ejnf.2019.103491

Keywords

Propolis, broiler chicks' nutrition, Immunocompetence, Hemasatological

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Abdelsalam

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M.

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Poultry Nutrition, Animal Production. Institute, Agriculture. Research Center.

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adelsalam1@gmail.com

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Abd ElAzim

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Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Egypt

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Othman

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M.R.

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Poultry Nutrition, Animal Production. Institute, Agriculture. Research Center.

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Makram

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Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Egypt

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Omar

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M.

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Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Egypt

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22

Article Issue

Issue 2 Special

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15499

Issue Date

2019-11-01

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2019-07-17

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2019-11-01

Page Start

209

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2,013

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1110-6360

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1,061

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Feeds

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https://ejnf.journals.ekb.eg/

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EFFECT OF DIETARY PROPOLIS SUPPLEMENTATION ON IMMUNOCOMPETENCE PARAMETERS OF COBB BROILER CHICKS

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22 Jan 2023