title: Oxygenated drinking water enhances immune activity in broiler chicks and increases survivability against Salmonella Gallinarum in experimentally infected broiler chicks.
abstract: It has been suggested that drinking oxygenated water may improve oxygen availability, which may increase vitality and improving immune activity. The present study evaluated the immune enhancing effects of oxygenated drinking water in broiler chicks and demonstrated the protective efficacy of oxygenated drinking water against Salmonella Gallinarum in experimentally infected broiler chicks. Continuous drinking of oxygenated water markedly increased serum lysozyme activity, peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation and the CD4(+)/CD8(+) splenocyte ratio in broiler chicks. In the chicks experimentally infected with S. Gallinarum, oxygenated drinking water alleviated symptoms and increased survival. These findings suggest that oxygenated drinking water enhances immune activity in broiler chicks, and increases survivability against S. Gallinarum in experimentally infected broiler chicks.
authors: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500–757, Republic of Korea.
authors: Bock-Gie
authors: BG
authors: Jung
authors: Jin-A
authors: JA
authors: Lee
authors: Kyoung-Woo
authors: KW
authors: Nam
authors: Bong-Joo
authors: BJ
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D002645:Chickens; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D010100:Oxygen