Immuno-pathological effect of Argemone maxicana in broilers (Gallus domesticus).

Parihar, Shradba; Garg, U.K.; Shrivastava, Nidhi

Immuno-pathological effect of Argemone maxicana in broilers (Gallus domesticus).

2011

Parihar, Shradba | Garg, U.K. | Shrivastava, Nidhi

An experiment was conducted on 100 day in old broiler chicks to study the immunosuppressive potential of Argemone mexicana seeds toxicity. Toxicity was induced by administrating crushed Argemone seeds @ 5, 10,20 and 30 grams per Kg of feed in treatment groups Tl, T2, T3 and T4 respectively whereas the Control group was maintained on the normal feed. The birds in the treatment groups showed the symptoms like dullness, depression and ruffled feathers. The body weight gain (BWG) was poor in comparison to control. The lymphoid organ to body weight ratio, HI titers and percentage of active macrophage were found significantly reduced. The histopathological lesions revealed marked lymphoid depletion indicaive of immunosuppressive potential ofArgemone seeds.

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