title: Report: In vivo anticoccidial effects of Azadirachta indica and Carica papaya L. with salinomycin drug as a dietary feed supplement in broiler chicks.
abstract: A total of thirty suspected broiler chicks were screened for coccidiosis, of them 25 chicks were found to be infected with coccidiosis viz. Eimeria tenella (15) Eimeria maxima (5) Eimeria necatrix (6) and Eimeria mitis (4). The anticoccidial efficacy of Azadirachta indica and Carica papaya with Salinomycin as a dietary feed supplement on the representative E. tenella (25 x 10³ oocyst) infection challenged in broiler chicks was studied in six groups for the period of six weeks. A. indica and C. papaya leaves were administered in powder form at the concentration of 0.1% and 0.2% respectively. The Oocysts per gram (OPG) count were observed on 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th day of post inoculation (DPI). The challenged experimental chicks revealed haemorrhage, thickening of mucosa, cores of blood and ballooning of caecum. The experimental group T5 chicks treated with A. indica were analyzed to possess the maximum weight gain (2.003), better feed conversion ratio (FCR) (2.32), OPG count (5.87), livability percentage (88) and the lesion score (3.33). Chi-square test analysis revealed no significant differences among the treated groups and the performance parameters. Therefore, this study concludes that plant sources used as a remedial curate for coccidiosis is a perforated growth in the commercial broiler industries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Srinivasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hema
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu, India / Department of Biology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Thangavel
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arun
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu, India / Department of Medical Microbiology, Health and Medical Science College, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Balakrishnan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Senthilkumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Duraisamy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Senbagam
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Muthusamy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sureshkumar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D031601:Azadirachta; D029441:Carica; D002645:Chickens / Q000254:growth & development / Q000469:parasitology*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000662:veterinary; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004539:Eimeria / Q000187:drug effects*; D011714:Pyrans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000095662:Polyether Polyketides
chemical_list: D011714:Pyrans; C010327:salinomycin; D000095662:Polyether Polyketides