• 대한수의학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.115-121
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• 1995

The herb, Artemisia(A) annua, a member of the composital family, has been used successfully for malaria(Plasmodium sp) patients in china. Since the genera of Plasmodium and Eimeria(E) tenella are related, it is presumed that A annua may also be effective against E tenella. In order to study the anticoccidial effects of A annua the chickens inoculated with E tenella were treated with the extract of A annua in drinking water and the results were compared to those of non-medicated, infected control(NIC) and non-medicated, non-infected control(NNC) group. A annua demonstrated anticoccidial effects by showing, compared to NIC group, improved results in all parameters, such as bloody diarrhea, lesion scores, the numbers of excereted oocysts in feces, body weight gain and feed conversion rate. Anticoccidial index(ACI) of the A annua treated group (123.4) was higher than that of NIC group (96.9). These results indicate that Artemisia annua has anticoccidial effects on the Eimeria tenella.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.129-132
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• 1998

Avian coccidiosis is a very important disease of poultry industry. In recent years, many researchers studied for the immunology of avian coccidiosis. Coccidial vaccines have been used at some poultry farms in many countries. In order to evaluate the anticoccidial effects of coccidial vaccine to chicken treated with anticoccidial drugs, 4 week-old chicken were administered anticoccidial drugs and challenged with avian coccidia at 2 weeks after vaccination of coccidia. The body weight gains, lesion scores, oocyst indices and anticoccidial indices of chicken were investigated at the time of vaccination, challenge and necropsy. The body weight gains and feed conversion rates of groups immunized with coccidial vaccine and treated with anticoccidial drugs were moderately higher and lower than those of groups treated with anticoccidial drugs, respectively. The lesion score and oocyst indices of all groups immunized with coccidial vaccine and/or treated with anticoccidial drugs were milder than those of infected control groups. The anticoccidial indices of groups immunized with coccidial vaccine and treated with anticoccidial drugs were moderately higher and lower than those of groups. treated with anticoccidial drugs. But all of the investigated items were not statistically significant.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.123-130
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• 1995

Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone, is isolated from the leafy portion of the Artemisia annua and has been known to be effective against Plasmodium species. Since the genera of Plasmodium and Eimeria(E) tenella are included the same order, Eucoccidiidae, it is presumed that artemisinin may also be effective against E tenella. In order to study the anticoccididal effects of artemisinin, the chickens inoculated with E tenella were treated with artemisinin at different concentrations as feed additive and the results were compared to those of non-medicated, infected control(NIC) and non-medicated, non-infected control(NNC) group. Artemisinin demonstrated anticoccidial effects by showing, compared to NIC group, improved results in all parameters, such as bloody diarrhea, lesion scores, the numbers of excreted oocystis in feces, body weight gain and feed conversion rate. Anticoccidial index(ACI) of artemisinin treated group (5ppm~50ppm) was higher than that of NIC group. Improvements were greatest in the group treated with artemisinin 50ppm with an ACI of 147.6. These results indicate that artemisinin has anticoccidial effects on the Eimeria tenella.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.403-408
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• 2021

Avian coccidiosis has a major economic impact on the poultry industry, it is caused by 7 species of Eimeria, and has been primarily controlled using chemotherapeutic agents. Due to the emergence of drug-resistant strains, alternative control strategies are needed. We assessed anticoccidial effects of berberine-based diets in broiler chickens following oral infection with 5 Eimeria species (E. acervulina, E. maxima, E. tenella, E. mitis, and E. praecox). When 0.2% berberine, a concentration that does not affect weight gain, was added to the diet, the 4 groups infected with E. acervulina, E. tenella, E. mitis, or E. praecox showed significant reductions in fecal oocyst shedding (P<0.05) compared to their respective infected and untreated controls. In chickens treated 0.5% berberine instead of 0.2% and infected with E. maxima, fecal oocyst production was significantly reduced, but body weight deceased, indicating that berberine treatment was not useful for E. maxima infection. Taken together, these results illustrate the applicability of berberine for prophylactic use to control most Eimeria infections except E. maxima. Further studies on the mechanisms underlying the differences in anticoccidial susceptibility to berberine, particularly E. maxima, are remained.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.1262-1266
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• 2005

Twelve Korean native goats, spontaneously infected with mixed species of Eimeria were used to study the possible direct anticoccidial effect of feeding condensed tannin-containing plants on the production of Eimeria oocysts. The effects of feeding pine (Pinus densifora) needles, oak (Quercus acutissima) leaves and lucerne chaff on coccidia oocyst output were studied for a period of 10 days post-feeding. The results indicate that feeding fresh pine needles (40 g condensed tannins (CT) dry matter (DM)/day/goat) and oak leaves (40 g CT DM/day/goat) in combination with lucerne chaff had rapid anticoccidial activities in goats as demonstrated by a sharp decrease in oocyst production. Two days after feeding, the numbers of oocysts per gram of faeces (OPG) from the goats fed pine needles with lucerne chaff, and from goats fed oak leaves reduced by 40% and 44% compared to pre-feeding, respectively. On the sixth day after commencing feeding pine needles and oak leaves, the reduction was 81% and 72%, respectively. Ten days after feeding pine needles and oak leaves, the OPG was reduced by 93% and 85%, respectively compared to pre-feeding. Statistical analysis showed that feeding pine needles and oak leaves to goats naturally infected with coccidia significantly (p<0.001) reduced the numbers of oocysts compared to the control group fed lucerne chaff only. Four clinically important species of coccidia, Eimeria parva, Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae, Eimeria christenseni and Eimeria arloingi were identified in Korean native goats.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1592-1597
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• 2013

Type of dietary direct-fed microbials (DFMs) or poultry litter could directly influence the composition of gut microbiota. Gut microbiota plays an important role in shaping the developing immune system and maintaining the homeostasis of the mature immune system in mammal and chickens. The present study was carried out to investigate the interaction among litter, DFMs and immunity in broiler chickens exposed to a field-simulated environment. Immune status of broiler chickens was assessed by serum antibodies against Eimeria spp. and Clostridium spp. and intestinal cytokine mRNA expression. The current experimental design had a $3{\times}2$ factorial arrangement of treatments with three types of litter, i.e., fresh litter or used litter that was obtained from a farm with no disease outbreak (used litter) or a farm with history of a gangrenous dermatitis outbreak (GD litter), and two dietary treatments with or without DFMs. It was found that either DFM addition or type of litter significantly affected anticoccidial antibody levels of broiler chickens at d 42. In general, dietary DFMs increased the anticoccidial antibodies in the fresh-litter raised chickens, but lowered the levels in the GD-litter raised chickens. Serum antibodies against Clostridium perfringens ${\alpha}$-toxin were significantly (p<0.05) higher in chickens raised on GD litter compared with those raised on fresh litter. Cytokine mRNA expression was significantly (p<0.05) altered by either the type of litter or DFMs. Of interest, dietary DFMs lowered interferon-${\gamma}$, interleukin 1beta, and CXCLi2 cytokine mRNA expression in chickens raised on fresh litter but increased them in GD-litter raised chickens. In conclusion, dietary DFMs modulate various immune parameters of broiler chickens, but the DFM-mediated effects were dependent upon the type of litter on which chickens were raised.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권7호
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• pp.981-989
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• 2014

The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of a mixture of functional oils (Essential, Oligo Basics Agroind. Ltda) on performance response of chickens challenged with coccidiosis and the determination of apparent metabolizable energy (AME), nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy (AMEn), the coefficients of protein and ether extract digestibility and intestinal morphology of broilers fed with diets containing Essential. In Exp. 1, a completely randomized design (CRD) was used, with one control diet without Essential inclusion with coccidiosis (Eimeria acervulina, Eimeria maxima, and Eimeria tenella) challenged birds and two different inclusion rates of Essential (1.5 kg/ton and 2 kg/ton) with coccidiosis-challenged and non-challenged birds for each inclusion rate, using 10 replicates and 50 birds per experimental unit. After 7 d of coccidiosis challenge, the livability was approximately 10% lower (p<0.05) for the control group. Intestinal lesion scores were lower (p<0.05) in the anterior intestine and the cecum for the chickens supplemented. Feed efficiency and growth rate were improved in birds supplemented with Essential (p<0.05) before the coccidiosis challenge and during the first 7 d post infection. In Exp. 2, a CRD was used, with one control diet without Essential inclusion and one diet with inclusion of Essential (1.5 kg/ton), using nine replications and 33 chicks per pen. The diets with Essential yielded approximately 4% higher AME (p = 0.003) and $AME_n$ (p = 0.001). Essential supplementation increased villus height in the jejunum on d 14 (p<0.05). Villus height:crypt depth ratio for the supplemented birds was larger (p<0.05) in the jejunum on d 7, larger (p<0.05) in the jejunum and ileum on d 14. In conclusion, these functional oils improved the energy utilization and the livability and decreased lesions caused by coccidiosis in supplemented birds.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.657-664
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• 1993

우리나라 육계산업을 저해하는 중요한 질병중의 하나가 닭의 맹장콕시듐증이다. 그 병원체는 Eimeria tenella로서 병아리에 감염하면 증체저하와 폐사율이 높기 때문에 양계농가에 커다란 경제적 손실을 준다. 닭의 맹장콕시듐증을 효과적으로 관리하기 위하여 몇가지 예방백신의 개발을 시도하여 왔으며 근래에는 재조합 DNA기법을 이용, Escherichia coli를 매체로 제조한 항원으로 닭에 방어력을 부여시키고자 하는 방법과 조기발육형원충의 작출법에 의하여 생산된 약독원충으로 면역을 부여하는 방법 등에 관한 연구를 진행하고 있으나 아직 만족할만한 성과를 이루지 못하였다. 본 시험에서는 약독원충을 이용하여 닭 맹장콕시듐증에 대한 저항성을 부여하고자 하였다. 콕시듐증의 병원체인 E tenella에 Cobalt-60 감마선을 조사한 원충 또는 그 원충을 SPF병아리에 계대증식시켜 회수한 오오시스트로 병아리에 접종하고 체내발육상태와 병원성을 조사하였으며, 면역접종한 후 병원성이 강한 원충의 공격접종에 대한 방어효과를 관찰한 성적은 다음과 같다. 원충감염 닭의 생잔율, 증체량, 혈변도 및 병변도 등에 대한 효과에서 감마선 100Gy로 조사한 E tenella를 접종한 것이 가장 좋았으며, 접종량은 1대 계대한 오오시스트 약 10,000개를 접종한 것이 좋았다. 면역접종한 후 공격접종한 결과 계대원충접종군은 혈변도 및 병변도가 낮게 나타났으며, 최대 오오시스트 배설수(OPG)는 103,900으로서 공격접종대조군의 1,658,900에 비하여 현저하게 낮았으나 적혈구용적율은 계대원충접종군이 가장 높았다. 공격접종한 닭의 1주 및 2주 후의 증체량은 계대원충접종군이 2.6g 및 155.4g으로서 공격접종대조군의 -85.8g 및 63.6g보다 좋았으며, 사료요구율도 계대원충접종군이 3.28로서 공격접종대조군의 5.60보다 낮았다. 생잔율은 계대원충접종군이 100%로서 공격접종대조군의 87.0%와 비교하면 방어효과가 있었다. 계대원충접종군의 항콕시듐 지수는 70.5로서 공격접종대조군의 -81.9에 비하면 현저하게 높았다. 그러므로 맹장콕시듐 원충은 감마선 조사가 병원성을 저하시키고 계대수가 증가할수록 병원성은 약간 증가하지만 공격접종에 대한 방어효과가 높아지는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 이는 병원성이 있는 원충이 면역원성도 좋으며 앞으로 면역원성이 유지되며 병원성이 없는 원충의 선발이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.649-655
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• 1993

E. tenella의 오오시스트에 대한 Cobalt-60 감마선 조사선량과 접종용량을 결정하고 감마선으로 처리한 E tenella와 그 계대원충을 닭에 접종하여 병원성을 조사하고자 일련의 시험을 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 증체량, 혈변도 및 병변도 등을 비교할 때 Cobalt-60감마선 조사량은 100 Gy의 수준에서 그리고 계대원충 접종군에서는 10,000개의 오오시스트 수준에서 약간의 병원성이 나타났다. 혈변도, 병변도 및 분변내 오오시스트 배설수는 감마선 조사원충 접종군에서 가장 낮게 나타났고, 1대 및 3대 계대원충 접종군에서는 보통 수준으로 그리고 감마선 조사하지 않은 원충 접종군에서 가장 높았다. 감마선 조사원충 접종군의 증체량이 무감염 대조군을 제외한 다른 시험군보다 높게 나타났다. 1대 및 3대 계대원충 접종군의 증체량이 감마선 조사하지 않은 원충 접종군의 것보다 높게 나타났다. 감마선 조사원충 접종군의 사료요구율이 무감염 대조군을 제외한 다른 시험군보다 낮게 나타났다. 1대 및 3대 계대원충 접종군의 사료요구율이 감마선을 조사하지 않은 원충 접종군보다 낮게 나타났다. 감마선 조사원충 접종군의 항콕시듐지수(190.6)는 1대 및 3대 계대원충 접종군의 항콕시듐지수(142.8과 107.4)보다 높았고, 감마선 조사하지 않은 원충 접종군의 것(87.4)보다는 월등히 높게 나타났다. 그러므로 감마선 조사후 계대수가 증가할수록 병원성이 회복되는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 계대수가 증가할수록 감마선 조사로 인하여 병원성이 약화된 원충의 수는 줄어들고 감마선의 영향을 받지 않은 병원성이 강한 원충의 수가 증가되는 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.382-392
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• 2012

This study evaluated the effects of dietary anticoccidial drugs plus antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) on parameters of immunity in commercial broiler chickens. Day-old chicks were raised on used litter from a farm with endemic gangrenous dermatitis to simulate natural pathogen exposure and provided with diets containing decoquinate (DECX) or monensin (COBN) as anticoccidials plus bacitracin methylene disalicylate and roxarsone as AGPs. As a negative control, the chickens were fed with a non-supplemented diet. Immune parameters examined were concanavalin A (ConA)-stimulated spleen cell proliferation, intestine intraepithelial lymphocyte (IEL) and spleen cell subpopulations, and cytokine/chemokine mRNA levels in IELs and spleen cells. ConA-induced proliferation was decreased at 14 d post-hatch in DECX-treated chickens, and increased at 25 and 43 d in COBN-treated animals, compared with untreated controls. In DECX-treated birds, increased percentages of $MHC2^+$ and $CD4^+$ IELS were detected at 14 d, but decreased percentages of these cells were seen at 43 d, compared with untreated controls, while increased $TCR2^+$ IELs were evident at the latter time. Dietary COBN was associated with decreased fractions of $MHC2^+$ and $CD4^+$ IELs and reduced percentages of $MHC2^+$, $BU1^+$, and $TCR1^+$ spleen cells compared with controls. The levels of transcripts for interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-6, IL-17F, IL-13, CXCLi2, interferon-${\gamma}$ (IFN-${\gamma}$), and transforming growth factor${\beta}$4 were elevated in IELs, and those for IL-13, IL-17D, CXCLi2, and IFN-${\gamma}$ were increased in spleen cells, of DECX- and/or COBN-treated chickens compared with untreated controls. By contrast, IL-2 and IL-12 mRNAs in IELs, and IL-4, IL-12, and IL-17F transcripts in spleen cells, were decreased in DECX- and/or COBN-treated chickens compared with controls. These results suggest that DECX or COBN, in combination with bacitracin and roxarsone, modulate the development of the chicken post-hatch immune system.