AZOLLA SUPPLEMENTATION AS DIETARY PROTEIN SOURCE ON IMMUNITY AND ANTIOXIDANT STATUS OF VANARAJA CHICKEN
2017
SETH, N. | PRADHAN, C. R. | MISHRA, S. K. | CHICHILICHI, B. | DAS, S.
unknown. ABSTRACTThe present study was conducted to assess the immunological and antioxidant effectof fresh Azolla supplementation on Vanaraja chicken. Two hundred fifty six one week-oldbirds were distributed into 4 dietary treatments (C1, T1, T2, T3) with 3 replicates eachsupplemented with 0, 5, 10 and 15% dietary protein from fresh Azolla, respectively. Theexperiment continued up to 10 weeks of age. At the 56th day of age Cutaneous BasophilcHypersensitivity (CBH) test as cellular immune response and antibody titre against SRBC ashumoral immunity response were determined. The weight of lymphoid organs, antioxidantenzyme, and lipid peroxidation activity were determined at 10th week of age. The cellular andhumoral immune response and weight of lymphoid organs exhibited non-significant (P>0.05)difference between the treatment groups. Erythrocyte catalase activity was significantly(P<0.05) higher in Azolla supplemented groups compared to the control group where as theerythrocyte malondialdehyde (lipid peroxidation activity) level between the treated groups didnot show any significant (P>0.05) difference. Liver histopathology revealed absence of anydeleterious effect of Azolla on Vanaraja chickens.Keywords: Azolla, Vanaraja chicken, cellular immunity, humoral immunity, oxidative stress.
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