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Du P, Yang J, Xiang W, Chen Y, Wen X, Wang N, Xian S, Wang B. Traditional Chinese medicine formulation ChangQing compound has significant therapeutic effects on chickens infected with Eimeria tenella. Vet Parasitol 2024; 331:110293. [PMID: 39216333 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 08/21/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Coccidiosis poses a significant challenge to the poultry industry. However, the excessive and improper use of anticoccidial drugs and vaccines has led to resistance and food safety concerns. Consequently, traditional Chinese herbs have garnered attention as a potentially safer and more effective alternative. ChangQing compound derived from various Chinese herbal medicines is a promising anticoccidiosis agent, but its therapeutic effects have not been comprehensively evaluated. This study aimed to assess the therapeutic efficacy of ChangQing Compound against Eimeria tenella-induced coccidiosis in chickens on the basis of physiological indicators, cecum lesions, and changes in microbial diversity. The comparison with the positive control group revealed the average weight gain (AWG) and anticoccidial index (ACI) of the chicks were significantly higher, in contrast, the feed conversion ratio (FCR), cecal lesion score (CLS), and oocyst count per gram of cecal content (OPG) were significantly lower (P<0.05). Notably, AWG (138.87 g), OPG (0.57 × 106), ACI (177.92), and FCR (2.51) reflected the significant therapeutic effect of the 2.5 g/L ChangQing compound treatment (CQM). Histological sections showed that the cecal villus damage and intestinal wall swelling were minimal in the CQM, consistent with the CLS (0.73). Additionally, the 2.5 g/L ChangQing compound treatment effectively prevented the decrease of red blood cells, platelets, and hemoglobin, while promoting the release of anti-inflammatory factors interleukin-10 and interleukin-4, and inhibiting the pro-inflammatory factors interferon-γ and interleukin-17. The microbial community structure in the CQM was most similar to that of the negative control group. In summary, ChangQing compound had multiple positive effects (e.g., promoting weight gain, alleviating anemia, suppressing coccidial proliferation, reducing intestinal damage, modulating immunity, and maintaining intestinal microbiota homeostasis). The study results may be relevant to developing a novel strategy for the clinical management of coccidiosis.
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- Peng Du
- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health of Guizhou Province (Cultivation), Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health of Guizhou Province (Cultivation), Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health of Guizhou Province (Cultivation), Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health of Guizhou Province (Cultivation), Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health of Guizhou Province (Cultivation), Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health of Guizhou Province (Cultivation), Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health of Guizhou Province (Cultivation), Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health of Guizhou Province (Cultivation), Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, PR China.
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Du S, Song Z, Cen Y, Fan J, Li P, Si H, Hu D. Susceptibility and cecal microbiota alteration to Eimeria-infection in Yellow-feathered broilers, Arbor Acres broilers and Lohmann pink layers. Poult Sci 2024; 103:103824. [PMID: 38772089 PMCID: PMC11131079 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
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Coccidiosis, which is caused by Eimeria species, results in huge economic losses to the poultry industry. Arbor Acres (AA) broilers and yellow-feathered broilers are the dominant broilers in northern and southern China, respectively. However, their susceptibility to coccidiosis has not been fully compared. In this study, the susceptibility of yellow-feathered broilers, AA broilers and Lohmann pink layers to E. tenella was evaluated based on mortality rate, relative body weight gain rate, intestinal lesion score, oocyst output, anticoccidial index (ACI), and cecum weight and length. The yellow-feathered broilers were shown to produce significantly fewer oocysts with higher intestinal lesion score compared to AA broilers, which had the highest growth rates and ACI scores. Subsequently, changes in the cecal microbiota of the 3 chicken lines before and after high-dose infection (1 × 104 oocysts) with E. tenella were determined by 16S rRNA sequencing. The results showed that composition of the microbiota changed dramatically after infection. The abundance of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes in the infected chickens decreased, and Proteobacteria increased significantly among the different chicken lines. At the genus level, Escherichia increased significantly in all 3 groups of infected chickens, but Lactobacillus decreased to 0% in the infected yellow-feathered broilers. The results of the study indicate that the susceptibility to E. tenella varies among the 3 chicken lines, and that changes in intestinal microbiota by E. tenella-infection among the different chicken lines had a similar trend, but to different degrees. This study provides basic knowledge of the susceptibility in the 3 chicken lines, which can be helpful for the control and prevention of coccidiosis.
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- Shiqi Du
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Biologics, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Biologics, Nanning, 530004, China.
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Han M, Li J, Wu Y, Liao J. Correlation of caecal microbiome endotoxins genes and intestinal immune cells in Eimeria tenella infection based on bioinformatics. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1382160. [PMID: 38572323 PMCID: PMC10987811 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1382160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Introduction The infection with Eimeria tenella (ET) can elicit expression of various intestinal immune cells, incite inflammation, disrupt intestinal homeostasis, and facilitate co-infection with diverse bacteria. However, the reciprocal interaction between intestinal immune cells and intestinal flora in the progression of ET-infection remains unclear. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between cecal microbial endotoxin (CME)-related genes and intestinal immunity in ET-infection, with subsequent identification of hub potential biomarker and immunotherapy target. Methods Differential expression genes (DEGs) within ET-infection and hub genes related to CME were identified through GSE39602 dataset based on bioinformatic methods and Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis. Moreover, immune infiltration was analyzed by CIBERSORT method. Subsequently, comprehensive functional enrichment analyses employing Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis along with Gene Ontology (GO), gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), and gene set variation analysis (GSVA) were performed. Results A total of 1089 DEGs and 25 hub genes were identified and CXCR4 was ultimately identified as a essential CME related potential biomarker and immunotherapy target in the ET-infection. Furthermore, activated natural killer cells, M0 macrophages, M2 macrophages, and T regulatory cells were identified as expressed intestinal immune cells. The functional enrichment analysis revealed that both DEGs and hub genes were significantly enriched in immune-related signaling pathways. Conclusion CXCR4 was identified as a pivotal CME-related potential biomarker and immunotherapy target for expression of intestinal immune cells during ET-infection. These findings have significant implications in elucidating the intricate interplay among ET-infection, CME, and intestinal immunity.
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- Mingzheng Han
- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Yuexi Hospital of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (Xinyi People’s Hospital), Xinyi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Jaramillo-Ortiz JM, Burrell C, Adeyemi O, Werling D, Blake DP. First detection and characterisation of Eimeria zaria in European chickens. Vet Parasitol 2023; 324:110068. [PMID: 37931476 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2023.110068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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The global poultry industry has experienced dramatic growth in recent decades, increasing the significance of pathogens of chickens. Protozoan parasites of the genus Eimeria can cause the disease coccidiosis, compromising animal health and welfare, and incurring significant annual costs. Seven Eimeria species have long been recognised to infect chickens, supplemented by three new candidate species first reported from Australia in 2007/8. Named Eimeria lata, Eimeria nagambie and Eimeria zaria, one or more of these new species have been reported in Australia, several countries in sub-Saharan Africa, India, Venezuela, and most recently the United States of America, but none have been detected in Europe. Here, a panel of 56 unvaccinated broiler chicken farms were sampled in the final week of production from France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom to assess the occurrence of all ten Eimeria species using specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Overall, 39 of 56 (69.6%) farms were found to host at least one species. Eimeria acervulina, E. tenella, and E. maxima were most common, with E. mitis and E. praecox also widespread. Eimeria necatrix was detected on one farm in France, while E. brunetti was not detected. Eimeria zaria was detected for the first time in Europe, appearing in Greece and Italy (one occurrence each). New primers were designed to confirm detection of E. zaria and provide template for phylogenetic comparison with the reference isolate from Australia. Detection of E. zaria in Europe reinforces the importance of integrated control for coccidiosis given the lack of protection induced by current anticoccidial vaccines.
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- José Manuel Jaramillo-Ortiz
- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, United Kingdom.
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Campos PM, Miska KB, Kahl S, Jenkins MC, Shao J, Proszkowiec-Weglarz M. Effects of Eimeria tenella on Cecal Luminal and Mucosal Microbiota in Broiler Chickens. Avian Dis 2022; 66:39-52. [DOI: 10.1637/21-00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Philip M. Campos
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) USDA-ARS Research Participation Program, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
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- USDA-ARS, NEA, Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705
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- USDA-ARS, NEA, Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705
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- USDA-ARS, NEA, Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705
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- USDA-ARS, NEA, Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705
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Eimeria pragensis infection alters the gut microenvironment to favor extrinsic shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 colonization in mice. Parasitol Int 2021; 87:102521. [PMID: 34856387 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2021.102521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We examined the effects of Eimeria pragensis infection on intestinal peristalsis, goblet cell proliferation and intestinal flora in C57BL/6 mice. Intestinal peristalsis was evaluated by radiography using barium at 7 days post-infection (p.i.). The intestinal peristalsis of E. pragensis-infected mice was significantly suppressed compared with uninfected control mice. Twenty-three mice were divided into 5 groups of 4 or 5 mice each; 2 groups of mice were infected with E. pragensis and the others were kept uninfected. At 7 days p.i., E. pragensis-infected and -uninfected mice were sacrificed to examine goblet cell numbers in the intestines, and significant decreases were observed only in the infected mice. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 was inoculated orally in mice both infected and uninfected with E. pragensis at 7 days p.i., with the remaining mice used as uninoculated controls. When mice were sacrificed at 2 days after STEC inoculation, STEC was only detected in the intestines of E. pragensis-infected mice. Colonization of STEC was also confirmed by immunohistochemistry on the surface of epithelial cells in concurrently infected/inoculated mice. Also, an overgrowth of residential E. coli was observed only in E. pragensis-infected mice. These results suggest that E. pragensis induces the suppression of intestinal peristalsis and modifies the intestinal environment to facilitate artificially introduced STEC colonization and multiplication, in addition to residential E. coli overgrowth.
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Chen HL, Zhao XY, Zhao GX, Huang HB, Li HR, Shi CW, Yang WT, Jiang YL, Wang JZ, Ye LP, Zhao Q, Wang CF, Yang GL. Dissection of the cecal microbial community in chickens after Eimeria tenella infection. Parasit Vectors 2020; 13:56. [PMID: 32046772 PMCID: PMC7014781 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-3897-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Eimeria spp. are responsible for chicken coccidiosis which is the most important enteric protozoan disease resulting in tremendous economic losses in the poultry industry. Understanding the interaction between the avian cecal microbiota and coccidia is of interest in the development of alternative treatments that do not rely on chemotherapeutics and do not lead to drug resistance. Methods We utilized 16S rRNA gene sequencing to detect the dynamics of the cecal microbial community in AA broilers challenged with Eimeria tenella. Histopathological analysis of the cecum was also conducted. Results We found that microbial shifts occur during the infection. Lactobacillus, Faecalibacterium, Ruminococcaceae UCG-013, Romboutsia and Shuttleworthia decreased in abundance. However, the opportunistic pathogens Enterococcus and Streptococcus increased in abundance over time in response to the infection. Conclusions Eimeria tenella disrupts the integrity of the cecal microbiota and could promote the establishment and growth of potentially pathogenic bacteria. Defining bacterial populations affected by coccidial infection might help identify bacterial markers for intestinal disease as well as populations or species that could be beneficial in maintaining and restoring gut homeostasis during and after infection with E. tenella.
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- Hong-Liang Chen
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
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Calaça GM, Café MB, Andrade MA, Stringhini JH, Araújo ICS, Leandro NSM. FRANGOS DESAFIADOS EXPERIMENTALMENTE COM Salmonella enterica SOROVAR ENTERITIDIS E Eimeria tenella E TRATADOS COM ÁCIDOS ORGÂNICOS. CIÊNCIA ANIMAL BRASILEIRA 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/1809-6891v20e-43084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Resumo Foi avaliado um composto comercial de ácidos orgânicos, adicionado à ração, no controle da Salmonella de frangos de corte desafiados com Salmonella Enteritidis e Salmonella Enteritidis associadas à Eimeria tenella. Foram utilizados 504 pintos de um dia, fêmeas, da linhagem Hubbard®, sendo o delineamento inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 2x3, totalizando seis tratamentos com seis repetições e 14 aves a unidade experimental. Foi analisado o pH intestinal, o escore de lesão dos cecos, contagem de oocistos fecais e a presença de salmonela no baço e tonsilas cecais das aves. Aves desafiadas com S. Enteritidis que receberam ácidos apresentaram menor frequência de isolamento da bactéria nos órgãos linfoides analisados. Assim como apresentaram redução no número de oocistos de E. tenella nas excretas coletadas diretamente na bandeja e redução dos escores de lesão intestinal provocadas pela infecção por Eimeria tenella. Os ácidos orgânicos promoveram benefício à saúde intestinal dos frangos de corte com reflexos positivos no controle da Salmonella Enteritidis juntamente com a Eimeria tenella.
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Differential gene response to coccidiosis in modern fast growing and slow growing broiler genotypes. Vet Parasitol 2018; 268:1-8. [PMID: 30981300 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We analysed intestinal tissues from groups of fast growing (Ross 308) broilers with natural or experimental coccidiosis, by genomic microarray. We identified genes that were differentially expressed (DE) in all groups and analysed expression of a panel of these, by qPCR, in Ross 308 and slow growing (Ranger classic) broilers, infected with 2500 or 7000 oocysts of Eimeria maxima for 6 or 13 days post-infection (dpi). Four genes (ADD3, MLLT10, NAV2 and PLXNA2) were upregulated (P <0.05) in Ross 308 but were not DE in Ranger Classic at 6 dpi with 2500 oocysts. Six genes (PTPRF, NCOR1, CSF3, SGK1, CROR and CD1B) were upregulated (P <0.05) in both Ross 308 and Ranger Classic infected with 2500 oocysts at 6 dpi but were not DE at 6 dpi with 7000 oocysts. At 13 dpi with 7000 oocysts, NAV2 and NCOR1 were upregulated in Ross 308 (P <0.05) and PTPRF was upregulated in both genotypes (P <0.05). DE of immune genes within the biomarker panel also occurred, with CSF3 upregulated in both genotypes infected with 2500 oocysts at 6 dpi and in Ranger Classic infected with 7000 oocysts, at 6 and 13 dpi (P <0.05). IL-22 was down-regulated in Ranger Classic infected with 2500 or 7000 oocysts at 6 dpi (P <0.05) but upregulated in both genotypes at 13 dpi (P <0.05). CD72 was down-regulated in Ranger Classic infected with 2500 oocysts at 6 dpi and with 7000 oocysts at 6 and 13 dpi (P <0.05). CD72 was upregulated in Ross 308 infected with 2500 oocysts at 6 dpi but was down-regulated following infection with 7000 oocysts at 13 dpi (P <0.05). In conclusion, differential gene expression occurs in fast and slow growing broiler genotypes with coccidiosis. In addition, we highlight a potential genetic biomarker panel for early diagnosis of coccidiosis.
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Macdonald SE, Nolan MJ, Harman K, Boulton K, Hume DA, Tomley FM, Stabler RA, Blake DP. Effects of Eimeria tenella infection on chicken caecal microbiome diversity, exploring variation associated with severity of pathology. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0184890. [PMID: 28934262 PMCID: PMC5608234 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Eimeria species cause the intestinal disease coccidiosis, most notably in poultry. While the direct impact of coccidiosis on animal health and welfare is clear, its influence on the enteric microbiota and by-stander effects on chicken health and production remains largely unknown, with the possible exception of Clostridium perfringens (necrotic enteritis). This study evaluated the composition and structure of the caecal microbiome in the presence or absence of a defined Eimeria tenella challenge infection in Cobb500 broiler chickens using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. The severity of clinical coccidiosis in individual chickens was quantified by caecal lesion scoring and microbial changes associated with different lesion scores identified. Following E. tenella infection the diversity of taxa within the caecal microbiome remained largely stable. However, infection induced significant changes in the abundance of some microbial taxa. The greatest changes were detected in birds displaying severe caecal pathology; taxa belonging to the order Enterobacteriaceae were increased, while taxa from Bacillales and Lactobacillales were decreased with the changes correlated with lesion severity. Significantly different profiles were also detected in infected birds which remained asymptomatic (lesion score 0), with taxa belonging to the genera Bacteroides decreased and Lactobacillus increased. Many differential taxa from the order Clostridiales were identified, with some increasing and others decreasing in abundance in Eimeria-infected animals. The results support the view that caecal microbiome dysbiosis associated with Eimeria infection contributes to disease pathology, and could be a target for intervention to mitigate the impact of coccidiosis on poultry productivity and welfare. This work highlights that E. tenella infection has a significant impact on the abundance of some caecal bacteria with notable differences detected between lesion score categories emphasising the importance of accounting for differences in caecal lesions when investigating the relationship between E. tenella and the poultry intestinal microbiome.
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- Sarah E. Macdonald
- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (SEM); (DPB)
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (SEM); (DPB)
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Zhou Z, Nie K, Huang Q, Li K, Sun Y, Zhou R, Wang Z, Hu S. Changes of cecal microflora in chickens following Eimeria tenella challenge and regulating effect of coated sodium butyrate. Exp Parasitol 2017; 177:73-81. [PMID: 28455119 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2017.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Eimeria tenella, one of the most important parasitic protozoa in the genus Eimeria, is responsible for chicken caecal coccidiosis resulting in huge economic losses to poultry industry. The present study investigated the changes in caecal microflora of E. tenella-infected chickens and the regulating effect of coated sodium butyrate, a potential alternative to antibiotics. Using high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA V3-V4 region of bacteria we found significant changes in caecal microflora of E. tenella-infected chickens indicated by an increase of Firmicutes (mainly Ruminococcaceae, Lachnospiraceae and vadin BB60) and Proteobacteria (mainly Enterobacteriaceae) and a decrease of Bacteroidetes (predominantly Bacteroidaceae). Inclusion of coated sodium butyrate in the diet of chickens per se had no significant effect on caecal microflora of normal healthy chickens but significantly prevented the increase in Firmicute abundance and decrease of Bacteroidetes abundance in E. tenella-infected birds. No significant changes to caecal microflora were observed at the phylum level between control and E. tenella-infected birds given coated sodium butyrate. In conclusion, our results show that coated sodium butyrate can balance the disorders of cecal microflora caused by E. tenella; thus, it can be a useful supplement for the control of avian coccidiosis.
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- Zuoyong Zhou
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rongchang Campus of Southwest University, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China; Veterinary Science Engineering Research Center of Chongqing, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Beibei District Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rongchang Campus of Southwest University, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China; Veterinary Science Engineering Research Center of Chongqing, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rongchang Campus of Southwest University, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rongchang Campus of Southwest University, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rongchang Campus of Southwest University, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China; Veterinary Science Engineering Research Center of Chongqing, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rongchang Campus of Southwest University, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China; Veterinary Science Engineering Research Center of Chongqing, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rongchang Campus of Southwest University, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China; Veterinary Science Engineering Research Center of Chongqing, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang District, Chongqing, 402460, China
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Using a One Health approach to assess the impact of parasitic disease in livestock: how does it add value? Parasitology 2016; 144:15-25. [DOI: 10.1017/s0031182016000196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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SUMMARYHuman population increases, with greater food demands, have resulted in a rapid evolution of livestock food systems, leading to changes in land and water use. The scale of global livestock systems mean that changes in animal health status, particularly in parasite levels, have impacts that go beyond farm and sector levels. To quantify the true impact of parasites in livestock, frameworks that look at both resources and services valued in markets and those that have no true market value are required. Mitigating the effects of parasitic disease in livestock will not only increase productivity, but also improve animal welfare and human health, whilst reducing the environmental burden of livestock production systems. To measure these potential benefits, a One Health approach is needed. This paper discusses the types of methods and the data collection tools needed for a more holistic perspective and provides a framework with its application to coccidiosis in poultry. To build a body of knowledge that allows the ranking of parasite diseases in a wider animal health setting, such One Health frameworks need to be applied more frequently and with rigour. The outcome will improve the allocation of resources to critical constraints on parasite management.
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Holt PS, Davies RH, Dewulf J, Gast RK, Huwe JK, Jones DR, Waltman D, Willian KR. The impact of different housing systems on egg safety and quality. Poult Sci 2011; 90:251-62. [PMID: 21177467 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A move from conventional cages to either an enriched cage or a noncage system may affect the safety or quality, or both, of the eggs laid by hens raised in this new environment. The safety of the eggs may be altered either microbiologically through contamination of internal contents with Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (Salmonella Enteritidis) or other pathogens, or both, or chemically due to contamination of internal contents with dioxins, pesticides, or heavy metals. Quality may be affected through changes in the integrity of the shell, yolk, or albumen along with changes in function, composition, or nutrition. Season, hen breed, flock age, and flock disease-vaccination status also interact to affect egg safety and quality and must be taken into account. An understanding of these different effects is prudent before any large-scale move to an alternative housing system is undertaken.
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- P S Holt
- USDA/ARS Egg Safety and Quality Research Unit, Athens, GA 30605, USA.
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Asheg AA, Fedorová V, Pistl J, Levkut M, Revajová V, Kolodzieyski L, Sevcíková Z, Pilipcinec E. Effect of low and high doses of Salmonella enteritidis PT4 on experimentally infected chicks. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2002; 46:459-62. [PMID: 11899482 DOI: 10.1007/bf02814439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chicks (1-d-old, three groups, each containing 50 chicks) were inoculated with 2 x 10(2) and 2 x 10(8) CFU of Salmonella enteritidis; the third group were kept as uninoculated control. Five birds from each group were euthanized at intervals from 6 h to 4 weeks post-inoculation (pi). In the low-dose group S. enteritidis was isolated from 60% cecal samples at 18 h pi, and from 20% of livers at 3 d pi. Individual variation in the frequency of S. enteritidis recovery was observed in this group. The clearance of salmonella from the organs was faster in the low-dose group, and salmonella was not isolated from the liver and cecum at 21 and at 27 d pi, respectively. However, in the high-dose group, S. enteritidis was isolated from all ceca and 80% of liver 6 h pi, and salmonella was detected in the cecum and liver throughout the experiment. Serous typhlitis and unabsorbed yolk sac were the most prevalent lesions in both groups. Granulomatous nodules in the cecum were found occasionally in some cases in both inoculated groups, which can play a role as reservoirs in carrier chicks.
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- A A Asheg
- Department of Pathological Anatomy, University of Veterinary Medicine, 041 81 Kosice, Slovakia
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Andreatti Filho R, Mestrinel Jr. P, Sampaio H, Crocci A. Efeito da vacina contra coccidiose sobre a colonização de Salmonella enteritidis em frangos de corte tratados com microbiota cecal anaeróbia. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 1999. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09351999000400004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Avaliou-se o efeito da vacina contra coccidiose sobre a habilidade da microbiota cecal anaeróbia (MCA), administrada por diferentes vias (aves tratadas), em proteger pintos de corte da colonização por Salmonella enteritidis (Se). Utilizaram-se 120 aves assim divididas: grupo A, pulverização de MCA em aves vacinadas contra coccidiose e desafiadas com Se, grupo B, inoculação endoesofágica de MCA em aves vacinadas e desafiadas, grupo C, MCA na água de bebida de aves vacinadas e desafiadas, grupo D, aves não tratadas, vacinadas e desafiadas, grupo E, aves não tratadas, não vacinadas e desafiadas e, grupo F, aves não tratadas, não vacinadas e não desafiadas (controle negativo). Utilizaram-se como parâmetros a colonização do trato digestivo por Se e sua presença nas fezes, bem como o peso corporal das aves, avaliados aos dois, sete e 12 dias após o desafio. Nas aves tratadas com MCA, especialmente por meio de pulverização e inoculação endoesofágica, a colonização do ceco por Se e sua presença nas fezes foram menores, mostrando que a ação da MCA contra a colonização de ceco e excreção fecal não foi afetada pelo uso da vacina contra coccidiose em pintos de corte e que a associação MCA/vacina contra coccidiose pode ser utilizada sem que haja comprometimento na eficácia da MCA. Nos grupos que não receberam MCA, vacinados ou não contra coccidiose, houve aumento da colonização cecal, bem como excreção fecal da amostra desafio. O ceco foi o local de maior presença e persistência da Se. O resultado de administração de MCA pela água de bebida não foi tão eficiente, mas somente este tratamento resultou em peso corporal das aves significativamente superior ao das aves do grupo não tratado, não vacinado e desafiado, indicando que a presença de salmonelas paratifóides não interfere na produtividade de frangos de corte. Não se observou diferença no peso das aves dos grupos D (vacinados contra coccidiose) e E (não vacinadas) desafiadas com Se, demonstrando que a vacina não influenciou negativamente o ganho de peso das aves desafiadas com Salmonela enteriditis.
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Buys N, Scheele CW, Kwakernaak C, van der Klis JD, Decuypere E. Performance and physiological variables in broiler chicken lines differing in susceptibility to the ascites syndrome: 1. Changes in blood gases as a function of ambient temperature. Br Poult Sci 1999; 40:135-9. [PMID: 10405050 DOI: 10.1080/00071669987971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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1. Male broilers of 5 genetic stocks (A, B, C, D, E) selected in different ways for fast growth and low food conversion ratio (FCR) and differing in ascites sensitivity were subjected to 2 different ambient temperature step down regimens: high temperature (HT: 33 to 20 degrees C over 33 d) and low temperature (LT: 30 to 15 degrees C over 17 d). 2. Ascites incidence was recorded daily. Food intake and body weight gain were measured weekly and FCR was calculated. Heat production (Hp) was calculated using the comparative slaughter method. At 28 d venous samples were taken for blood gas analysis and haematocrit and relative heart, lung and liver weights were recorded. 3. Populations A and C showed the highest growth rates combined with a low FCR and a higher ascites incidence. A low FCR in these stocks was attributable to low values for Hp. These stocks also had low PO2 and high pCO2 in venous blood at low ambient temperature compared with other stocks. Stock B, which exhibited the slowest growth rate and the highest FCR, was not susceptible to ascites and showed higher Hp and PO2 and pCO2 at low ambient temperature. Populations D and E were intermediate for almost all variables. Heart and lung weights were both increased at LT, while liver weight did not differ between temperature regimes. 4. Our results show that a high haematocrit is not necessarily linked with an increased susceptibility to ascites.
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- N Buys
- Laboratory for Physiology and Immunology of Domestic Animals, Leuven, Belgium
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Desmidt M, Ducatelle R, Haesebrouck F. Pathogenesis of Salmonella enteritidis phage type four after experimental infection of young chickens. Vet Microbiol 1997; 56:99-109. [PMID: 9228686 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1135(96)01350-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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White leghorn specific-pathogen-free chickens were inoculated orally with Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 at the age of one day (group 1) and four weeks (group 2). From 3 h until 4 weeks post inoculation (pi), birds were sacrificed. Gross lesions were recorded and different sites of the intestine and visceral organs were collected for bacteriological and histopathological examination. Clinical disease and mortality were only observed in group 1. Mortality was 8%. The birds were depressed, had diarrhoea and an indurated yolk sac. Infection of the liver and the heart was present within 12 h pi in both groups. The percentage of infected organs was very high and similar in both groups during the first week pi. Thereafter the isolation rate of Salmonella was declining faster in group 2. The crop, the proventriculus, the lower intestinal tract and the bursa of Fabricius were the predilective sites of isolation in both groups. Most prevalent lesions were serous typhlitis, omphalitis and polyserositis. Histopathology revealed inflammation in the intestines and visceral organs. In some birds granulomatous nodules were present in the caeca. Antibodies were detected from 18 and 5 days pi in group 1 and 2, respectively. Granulomatous nodules were typical of infection with this strain of S. enteritidis phage type 4. These granulomatous nodules together with the retained yolk sac possibly are a source of Salmonella organisms that may account for intermittent faecal shedding by carrier birds.
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- M Desmidt
- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gent, Merelbeke, Belgium
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Qin ZR, Arakawa A, Baba E, Fukata T, Miyamoto T, Sasai K, Withanage GS. Eimeria tenella infection induces recrudescence of previous Salmonella enteritidis infection in chickens. Poult Sci 1995; 74:1786-92. [PMID: 8614687 DOI: 10.3382/ps.0741786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Four experiments were conducted to examine the effect of Eimeria tenella infection on the recrudescence of Salmonella enteritidis in previously infected chickens. Significant recrudescence of cecal colonization in the birds challenged with E. tenella was observed at 3 wk after S. enteritidis infection in Experiment 1, at 3 and 4 wk in Experiment 2, and at 3, 4, and 5 wk in Experiments 3 and 4. The recrudescence was indicated by .81 to 6.31 logs increase in cecal S. enteritidis counts and by higher percentages of ceca that were culture-positive. The possible prolonged cecal S. enteritidis shedding from chickens infected with coccidia into the environment might be important for the perpetuation of S. enteritidis infectious cycle. Except for Experiment 1, in which a significant higher culture-positive rate of the liver was detected in the coccidia-infected group, no significant difference of culture-positive rate of liver and spleen between the treatments was observed. The recrudescence of previous S. enteritidis infection caused by E. tenella infection was obviously related to the initial S. enteritidis dose size and time of exposure to coccidia.
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- Z R Qin
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, University of Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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