Use of a competitive exclusion product (aviguard®) to prevent Clostridium perfringens colonization in broiler chicken under induced challenge. | [Pakistan Journal of Zoology • 2013]

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1. Alaeldein M. Abudabos: Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract:

The effect of Aviguard (AG) on growth parameters, gut health and control of pathogenic colonization of broilers was examined under Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) challenge. Chicks (1-d old) received one of the following treatments: 1. positive control (CONT): with no additions; 2. negative control + C. perfringens challenge (CONTcp); 3. coarse spray of AG at d 1 + C. perfringens challenge (AGspray); or 4. AG in drinking water at d 8 + C. perfringens challenge (AGwater). Overall, feed conversion ratio (FCR) in treatment AGwater was significantly better (P C. perfringens that was induced by necrotic enteritis infection model. The changes in C. perfringens count appear in parallel to observed changes in villi width in the small intestine. The results from this study indicated that AGwater can be considered as an effective nonantibiotic alternative for C. perfringens prevention in broilers.

Page(s): 371-376

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Year: 2013

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