Effects of in ovo vaccination and anticoccidials on the distribution of Eimeria spp. in poultry litter and serum antibody titers against coccidia in broiler chickens raised on the used litters

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• 作者：Kyung Woo Lee^a ; Hyun S. Lillehoj^a ; ^{Hyun.Lillehoj@ars.usda.gov} ; Seung I. Jang^a ; Marc Pagè ; s^a ; Daniel A. Bautista^b ; Conrad R. Pope^c ; G. Donald Ritter^d ; Erik P. Lillehoj^e ; Anthony P. Neumann^f ; Gregory R. Siragusa^f
• 关键词：Coccidia ; Eimeria ; Antibody response ; Broiler chicken ; Poultry litter
• 刊名：Research in Veterinary Science
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：272_00345288
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：August, 2012
• 卷：93
• 期：1
• 页码：177-182
• 文件大小：257 K

摘要

The present study reports the effects of various field anticoccidial programs on the distribution of Eimeria spp. in poultry litter and serum antibody titers against coccidia in broiler chickens raised on the used litters. The programs included in ovo vaccination and various medications with either chemicals, ionophores, or both. In general, serum samples from these chickens showed anticoccidial antibody titers when tested at days 7 and 14 post hatch with the peak response at day 43. Serum anticoccidial titers were highest in birds fed a non-medicated diet compared with those vaccinated or fed medicated diets. Total number of Eimeria oocysts and the composition of Eimeria spp. present in the litter samples from different treatment groups varied depending on the type of anticoccidial program. Oocyst counts in general ranged from 3.7 脳 10³ to 7.0 脳 10⁴ per g of litter. Importantly, both morphological and molecular typing studies revealed four major predominant Eimeria spp., E. acervulina, E. maxima, E. praecox, and E. tenella in the litter samples. Collectively, these results indicate that the field anticoccidial programs influenced the type and abundance of Eimeria spp. present in the litter samples and also modulated host immune response to Eimeria.