title: Anticoccidial effect of mananoligosacharide against experimentally induced coccidiosis in broiler.
abstract: The aim of this study was to find the effect of mananoligosacharide (MOS) in comparison with amprolium hydrochloride on performance and integrity of gut in experimentally induced coccidiosis in broiler. A total of 300, day-old male broiler chickens (Ross 308) was randomly allocated to four treatments. Each group was further divided into five replicates of 15 birds each. Group A was kept as control; group B was contaminated with Eimeria tenella, while groups C and D were infected with E. tenella and treated with MOS (0.8 g/kg feed) and anticoccidial drug, amprolium hydrochloride (12 g/100 l water), respectively. The results showed that weight gain, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in infected + MOS-treated group compared to the other groups. The result of oocyte per gram (OPG) was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the group infected with coccidiosis during 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th day post infection (dpi). Furthermore, the OPG was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in infected groups treated with MOS and amprolium at the studied periods (5, 7, and 10 dpi). At 12 dpi, the infected group treated with MOS showed significantly lower OPG compared to the other groups suggesting the effectiveness of MOS in comparison to amprolium. The result of pinpoint hemorrhages, thickness of cecal wall, bloody fecal contents, and mucoid contents in the cecum were significant highly (P < 0.05) in birds fed with infected oocytes. It was also noted that the differences were not significant in these parameters between amprolium and MOS-treated birds showing the effectiveness of the prebiotic agent. It was concluded from the results of the present study that MOS improved growth performance and reversed the lesions of E. tenella.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Naila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Faheem
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan. rifatullahkhhan@gmail.com.|Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia. rifatullahkhhan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rifat Ullah
authors.initials: RU
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Subhan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ibrahim A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Alhidary
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Alaeldein M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abudabos
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003049:Coccidiostats / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D056692:Prebiotics; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D003049:Coccidiostats; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D056692:Prebiotics
keywords: Birds; Coccidiosis; Feed efficiency; Lesions; Monoligosacheride