TY  - JOUR
T1  - Tackling of Experimental Colisepticaemia in Broiler Chickens Using Phytobiotic Essential Oils and Antibiotic Alone or in Combination
AU - El-Ghany, Wafaa A. Abd AU - Ismail, M. 
JO  - Research Journal of Poultry Sciences
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
SP  - 59
EP  - 67
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5285
DO  - rjpscience.2013.59.67
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjpscience.2013.59.67
KW  - Poultry
KW  -colibacillosis
KW  -phytobiotics
KW  -ciprofloxacin
KW  -treatment
KW  -phytobiotic
AB  - This study was designed to compare between the efficacy of 
  a phytobiotic containing a mixture of essential oils of <I>Oreganum aetheroleum</I> 
  and an antibiotic containing ciprofloxacin as an active principle for the treatment 
  of experimental (<I>E. coli</I>) infection in broiler chickens. Two hundred, 
  day old broiler chickens were divided into 5 equal groups. The 1st group was 
  neither challenged nor treated but groups 2, 3, 4 and 5 were challenged with 
  <I>E. coli</I>. The 2nd group was challenged only while the 3rd, 4th and 5th 
  group were treated with phytobiotic, ciprofloxacin and phytobiotic and ciprofloxacin 
  combination, respectively. Results confirmed significant (p&lt;0.05) improvement 
  of productive performance parameters, reduction in signs, mortalities, post 
  mortem lesions and bacterial re-isolation, significant (p&lt;0.05) enhancement 
  in cell mediated and humoral immune responses, significant (p&lt;0.05) reduction 
  in levels of liver and kidney function tests as well as significant (p&lt;0.05) 
  increase in the total protein and globulin levels in chickens challenged with 
  <I>E. coli</I> and treated with either essential oils or ciprofloxacin compared 
  with challenged non treated chickens. Moreover, the best significant (p&lt;0.05) 
  results in all measured parameters were detected in group treated with combination 
  in comparison with those treated with single treatment. In conclusion, a mixture 
  of essential oils of <I>Oreganum aetheroleum</I> is effective for the treatment 
  of <I>E. coli</I> infection in broiler chickens when compared with ciprofloxacin. 
  However, combined treatment could be superior in controlling such infection 
  of broiler chickens.
ER  -