Biochemical study on the use of modern alternative methods for control of bacterial enteritis in broiler chicken.

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1 Department of Biochemistry Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University

2 Department of Avian and Rabbit diseases Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University

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Total of one-hundred broiler chicks were obtained at 1-day old and used for 21-days experimental period. Chicks were divided into 5-groups.G1; no treatment (control negative), G2; was inoculated with 0.1ml of (1×108) S. entertidis at 1st day of age via crop gavage and kept as positive control., G3; was inoculated with 0.1ml of (1×108) S. entertidis at 1st day of age via crop gavage and was treated with grapefruit peels extract 0.5mg/mL orally in drinking water from the second day till the seventh day of age., G4; was inoculated with 0.1ml of (1×108) S.entertidis at 1st day of age via crop gavage and was treated withPanflor®1ml/L orally in drinking water from the second day till the seventh day of age.G5; was inoculated with 0.1 ml of (1×108) S. entertidis at 1st day of age via crop gavage and was treated with a combination of grapefruit peels extract 0.5mg/ml and Panflor®1ml/L orally in drinking water from the second day till the seventh day of age. The growth performance was estimated. Serum samples were collected from each group at 10and21 days of age for estimation of (ALT, AST, GGT, Urea, Creatinine and Lipase). The results showed that the treatment with grapefruit peels extract and/or antibiotic in groups 3, 4 and5 showed a substantial decrease in (ALT, AST, GGT and lipase activity) with the lower serum urea and creatinine concentrations compared to group 2 at 10and 21day. It was concluded that grapefruit peels extract can be used in control S. entertidis in chicken.

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