Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6291762 | Experimental Parasitology | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Oral administration of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of sugar cane enhances the natural immunity in chickens. ⺠After artificial infection with Eimeria spp. (local isolates; E. tenella, E. acervulina, E. necatrix), less severe outcomes in chickens administered with sugar cane extracts. ⺠Elicited humoral response against Eimeria spp. ⺠Decreased oocysts per gram of droppings and higher weight gain in chickens. ⺠Decreased mortality and lesion scoring.
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Authors
Mian Muhammad Awais, Masood Akhtar, Faqir Muhammad, Ahsan ul Haq, M. Irfan Anwar,