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Interaction between nutrition and Eimeria acervulina infection in broiler chickens: development of an experimental infection model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

C. Adams ,
H. A. Vahl  and
A. Veldman
C. Adams
Affiliation:
CLO-Institute for Animal Nutrition ‘De Schothorst’, PO Box 533, 8200 AM Lelystad, The Netherlands
H. A. Vahl
Affiliation:
CLO-Institute for Animal Nutrition ‘De Schothorst’, PO Box 533, 8200 AM Lelystad, The Netherlands
A. Veldman
Affiliation:
CLO-Institute for Animal Nutrition ‘De Schothorst’, PO Box 533, 8200 AM Lelystad, The Netherlands
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In three experiments broiler chickens were inoculated with sporulated Eimeria acervulina oocysts at 18 d of age. Feed intake, body-weight gain, brush-border enzyme activities, fat digestion, protein digestion and protein retention were measured. Body-weight gain was reduced during the acute phase of the infection and increased during the recovery phase of the infection. Feed intake was decreased on day 4 and day 5 postinfection (PI) and increased from day 7 to day 11 PI. Maltase (EC 3.2.1.20) and sucrase (ECEC 3.2.1.48) activities were decreased on day 5 PI in all intestinal segments. In Expts 2 and 3, however, maltase activity was increased in the ileum. Fat digestion was decreased from day 2 to day 11 PI. N digestion and retention were decreased from day 2 to day 11 PI.

Keywords

PoultryCoccidiosisInfection made1
Type
Poultry nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 75 , Issue 6 , June 1996 , pp. 867 - 873
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1996

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