• 제목/요약/키워드: newcastle disease virus

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육계에서 멜라토닌의 주기적인 변화와 면역성 및 생산성에 미치는 영향에 대한 고찰

  • 류명선;김상호;류경선
    • 한국가금학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국가금학회 2000년도 제17차 정기총회 및 학술발표
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    • pp.81-84
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    • 2000
  • Effects of different photoperiod regimens on the cellular and humoral immunity in broiler chickens were studied(Exp 1). Total one hundred ninety two one-day-old commercial broiler chicks(Cobb$\times$Cobb) were raised between constant lighting(CL) and intermittent lighting (1h light: 3h darkness(IL; 1l; 3D) Body weight, feed intake and feed conversion were measured for seven week. Peripheral blood and splenic lymphocyte activities were tested at 3 and 5 wk of age by performing a mitogen cellproliferation assay with a polyclonal T-cell mitogen, concanavalin A (Con A), and B-cell mitogen, lipopolysaccharide (LPS). To investigate the effect of photoperiod on the humoral immunity, chicks were immunized with sheep red blood cell(SRBC) and iinactivated Newcastle disease virus(NDV) vaccine. Total immunoglobulin G(IgG) concentration was also determined. Diurnal change of melatonin was tested in sera. In experiment 2, 0.1ml melatonin were subcutaneously injected from three to five weeks old if immunomodulation effect of lighting regimen was due to the melatonin or not. Injections of melatonin were made at 0700h and the dosage was 10ng (M2), 100ng(M3), 1$\mu\textrm{g}$(M4) per bird daily, respectively. control were quivalent injections of vehicle(M1). Lymphocyte activities were tested and humoral immunities were examined at 5 weeks of age. Blood melatonin concentration was determined at 0h, 1, h, 2h, and 3h posterior to injection at five weeks old. It was higher in CL chicks than IL chickens during the subsequent period of 3 to 5 wk of age. However, weight gain of chicks raised IL were significantly higher at 6 wk of age than CL(P<0.05). Antibody response to NDV was not affected by both photoperiod regimens and melatonin injection, whereas anti-SRMB titer and IgG concentration were enhanced. Lymphocyte activity of chickens raised under IL was sighificantly higher than those of chickens raised under CL. Melatonin injection also increased lymphocyte activity. When peripheral blood lymphocytes were used, proliferation response to LPS and Con A were significantly increased in M2 and respectively. The results of this experiments suggest that IL improved host immune response and melatonin have immunomodulatory roles.

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덱사메타손과 테스토스테론 호르몬으로 처리된 닭에서 Eimeria tenella의 병원성 및 면역원성과 뉴캣슬병 바이러스에 대한 항체가의 비교 (Effects on the pathogenicity and the immunogenicity of Eimeria tenella to the chickens treated with dexamethasone and testosterone propionate and on the relation with antibody titers for Newcastle disease virus)

  • 윤희정;노재욱;오화균
    • 대한수의학회지
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.337-345
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    • 1995
  • 면역억제가 닭 콕시듐중 E tenella의 병원성과 면역원성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 일반 육용계 아바에이카 초생추에 1일령, 2일령과 7일령에 수당 40mg의 testosterone propionate(TES) 또는 0.1ml의 dexamethasone(DEX)을 근육내 접종한 후, 14일령에 E tenella의 오오시스트 100개로 면역시킨 2주 후, 역시 E tenella의 오오시스트 100,000개로 공격접종하여 다음과 같은 성적을 얻었다. E tenella에 대한 병원성과 면역원성을 관찰하기에 앞서 2주령에 Newcastle disease(ND) oil-emulsion vaccine으로 예방접종하고 ND 바이러스에 대한 혈구응집억제반응 항체가를 조사한 결과 testosterone propionate 처리군이 dexamethasone 처리군과 대조군에 비하여 높게 나타났다 약물투여 초기 2주간의 증체량은 대조군이 264.2g인데 비하여 TES접종군은 171.9g이고 DEX접종군은 238.1g이었다 사료요구율은 대조군이 1.23인데 비하여, TES접종군은 1.63이고 DEX접종군은 1.32 이었다. E tenella 면역접종 2주후 증체량은 무투약 대조군이 488.2g인데 비하여, 무투약 면역접종군은 483.9g이고 TES주사 대조군은 252.5g이고 TES주사후 면역접종군은 196.0g이며, DEX주사 대조군은 503.3g이고 DEX주사후 면역접종군은 498.9g 이었다. 사료요구율은 무투약 대조군이 2.09인데 비하여 무투약 면역접종군은 2.40이고 TES접종대조군은 2.59이고 TES주사후 면역접종군은 3.85이며, DEX주사 대조군은 2.19이고 DEX주사후 면역접종군은 2.38이었다. E tenella 공격접종 1주후 증체량은 무투약 대조군이 393.4g인데 비하여 무투약 면역접종군은 380.6g이고 무투약 공격접종 대조군이 318.4g인데 비하여, 무투약 면역후 공격접종군은 288.6g이고, TES주사 대조군은 312.6g이고 TES주사후 면역접종군은 254.0g이며, TES주사후 공격접종군은 232.5g이고 TES주사 및 면역후 공격접종군은 197.7g이며, DEX주사 대조군은 445.0g이고 DEX주사후 면역접종군은 417.3g이었다. DEX주사후 공격접종군은 293.2g이고 DEX주사 및 면역후 공격접종군은 293.3g 이었다. 사료요구율은 무투약 대조군이 2.15인데 비하여 무투약 면역접종군은 2.41이고 무투약 공격접종 대조군이 2.90인데 비하여 무투약 면역후 공격접종군은 2.93이고, TES주사 대조군은 2.69이고 TES주사후 면역접종군은 2.86이며, TES주사후 공격접종군은 3.63이고 TES주사 및 면역후 공격접종군은 3.46이며, DEX주사 대조군은 2.25이고 DEX주사후 면역접종군은 2.39이었고 DEX주사후 공격접종군은 2.89이고 DEX주사 및 면역후 공격접종군은 2.87 이었다. E tenella 공격접종후 2주간의 증체량은 무투약 대조군이 789.1g인데 비하여 무투약 면역접종군은 722.0g이고 무투약 공격접종 대조군이 659.9g인데 비하여 무투약 면역후 공격접종군은 468.3g이고, TES주사 대조군은 652.7g이고 TES주사후 면역접종군은 545.2g이며, TES주사후 공격접종군은 399.5g이고 TES주사 및 면역후 공격접종군은 360.4g 이었다. DEX주사 대조군은 759.4g이고 DEX주사후 면역접종군은 745.1g 이었으며, DEX주사후 공격접종군은 664.1g이고 DEX주사 및 면역후 공격접종군은 577.1g 이었다. 사료요구율은 무투약 대조군이 2.27인데 비하여 무투약 면역접종군은 2.48이고 무투약 공격접종 대조군이 2.74인데 비하여 무투약 면역후 공격접종군은 3.05이고, TES주사 대조군은 2.70이고 TES주사후 면역접종군은 2.80이며, TES주사후 공격접종군은 3.46이고 TES주사 및 면역후 공격접종군은 3.43이며, DEX주사 대조군은 2.36이고 DEX주사후 면역접종군은 2.40이었고 DEX주사후 공격접종군은 2.72이고 DEX주사 및 면역후 공격접종군은 2.81 이었다. E tenella 면역접종 1주후 각 시험군마다 맹장 병변도는 관찰할 수 없었다. E tenella 공격접종 1주후 각 시험군마다 맹장 병변도는 무투약 공격접종 대조군이 2.8인데 비하여 무투약 면역후 공격접종군은 2.4이고, TES주사후 공격접종군은 4.0이고 TES주사 및 면역후 공격접종군은 2.4이며, DEX주사후 공격접종군은 2.8이고 DEX주사 및 면역후 공격접종군은 2.4이었다. E tenella 공격접종 후 각 시험군마다 생잔율은 TES주사 후 공격접종군은 61.5%이고 TES주사 및 면역후 공격접종군은 83.3%이며, 나머지 모든 시험군에서는 맹장콕시듐에 의한 폐사는 없었다. F낭과 흉선의 크기는 TES접종군에서 다른 시험군에 비하여 매우 위축되었으며, 기능적인 변화도 보였다. 그러므로 testosterone propionate는 닭에 있어서 성장에 미치는 영향이 클 뿐만 아니라, E tenella에 대한 저항성을 약화시키는 데에도 크게 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.

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국내 산란계의 주요 전염성 질병에 대한 혈청학적 모니터링 (Serological Monitoring of Major Infectious Diseases in the Domestic Layers)

  • 민봉철;;김강산;김태식;손주성;모인필
    • 한국가금학회지
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    • 제46권4호
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    • pp.235-247
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    • 2019
  • 본 연구에서는 국내 산란계의 주요 질병에 대한 면역상태 및 역가수준을 파악하기 위해 2015년부터 2017년까지 3년간 충북대 수의과대학 조류질병학 실험실에 의뢰된 산란계의 혈청을 성장기와 산란기를 고려하여 주령별로 구분하여 분석하였고, 계절에 따른 검사결과를 분석하였다. 검사대상 질병은 검사 의뢰건 수가 많고, 혈청검사 결과가 유의미한 질병인 LPAI, ND, IB, aMPV, EDS'76, IBD, CIA, MS로 한정하였다. AI와 ND의 경우 전체적인 GMT, CV의 양상은 비슷하게 진행되었다. 반면 LPAI의 경우 주령별 계군양성율이 불균일하고 편차가 최대 약 50%의 큰 차이를 보였지만 ND의 경우 균일한 양성률을 보이며 편차는 2% 미만으로 낮게 확인되었다. 또한, 전체적인 GMT 역시 LPAI가 ND에 비하여 낮게 형성됨을 확인하였다. 이는 각 질병의 특성과 백신접종의 차이에 따른 결과로 판단된다. IB는 음성계군과 전체계군을 비교할 때 전체 계군의 역가수준이 전반적으로 높았고, CV값은 낮은 경향을 확인할 수 있었으며, 이를 통해 야외 IB virus의 노출을 추정할 수 있었다. aMPV는 2011년에 백신 출시 이후 과거에 비해 높은 항체양성률과 GMT역가 상승을 확인할 수 있었다. EDS'76은 전주령 구간 균일한 역가분포를 나타내었고, 백신에 의한 역가형성을 확인할 수 있었다. IBD는 0~1.5주령의 어린 일령에서 전반적인 IBD 모체이행항체가 높은 수준의 양성률을 보였고 3주령 이후 높게 형성되는 양성률이 모체이행항체수준을 높이는 것으로 추정되고, 향후 지속적인 혈청학적 모니터링이 진행되어야 하겠다. MS는 2017년 백신 출시 이후 양성률과 역가가 높게 나타나는 결과를 보였지만 의뢰건 수가 적고 백신 도입 초기이기 때문에 지속적인 모니터링이 필요하다.

한국산 꿩으로부터 분리한 열안정성 뉴캣슬병 바이러스의 저온순화와 방어효과 (Studies on the Cold Attenuation and Protective Effects of a Thermostable Newscastle Disease Virus Isolated from Korean Pheasants)

  • K. H. Kwak;S. C. Han;T. J. Kim;K. S. Chang;M. H. Jun;H. J. Song
    • 한국가금학회지
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.83-89
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    • 2001
  • 열 안정성을 가지고 있는 한국산 꿩에서 분리된 New-castle disease virus CBP-1주는 9일령 SPF 계태아에 접종되어 $37^{\circ}C$에서 배양하는 방법으로 173번(parent주) 누대 배양되었다. $37^{\circ}C$에서 173번 누대 배양된 NDV CBP-1 주를 10 일령 계태아에 접종한 후 저온에서 ($29^{\circ}C$) 15번 (CA-15) 30번(CA-30) 누대 배양하였다. 저온순화 주인 CA-15주와 CA-30주의 이화학적 성상검사 (열 안정성 실험, 지질 용매에 대한 감수성 실험, 산성 용매에 대한 감수성 실험)와 병원성 실험(MDT, ICPI, IVPI), 온도 감수성 실험, 안전성 실험, 부스터 효과 실험, 방어효과 등을 실험하였고, $37^{\circ}C$에서 173번 누대 배양된 parent주와 비교하였다. $29^{\circ}C$에 적응된 CA-30주는 $37^{\circ}C$$41^{\circ}C$에서 세포 감염력이 parent주와 비교할 때 감소하였다. CA-15주와 CA-30주를 $56^{\circ}C$에서 30분, 60분, 120분 동안 처리하였을 때 이들 저온 순화주들은 혈구응집능과 세포감염력을 상실하였다. Parent주와 CA-15, CA-30주는 ethyl ether를 10분간 처리했을 때 혈구응집능과 세포 감염력을 모두 상실하였다. 그러나 parent주와 CA-15, CA-30주는 pH 3.0-glycine HCl 완충액에 60분간 처리하였을 때 혈구응집능을 가지고 있었다. Parent주의 대뇌병원성 지수와 정맥내 병원성 지수는 각각 1.12, 1.45 이었다. 그러나 CA-30주의 대뇌 병원성 지수와 정맥내 병원성 지수는 각각 0.75, 0.00으로 감소하였다. CA-30주의 안전성은 1 일령 병아리에서 실시하였고 parent주와 B-1주와 비교였다. 이들의 안전성은 치사율을 가지고 평가하였다. parent주와 CA-30주와 B-1주의 치사율은 각각 17.5, 12.0. 0.0%이었다. CA-30주가 parent주에 비해 보다 높은 안전성을 보여 주었으나 B-1주에 비해서 아직 높은 치사율을 보여 주고 있었다.

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산란계 밀집지역의 산란저하성 질병에 관한 연구 (Studies of the egg drop laying diseases from the mass zone layer)

  • 이정원;엄성심;박인규;배정준;정동석;송희종
    • 한국동물위생학회지
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.121-146
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    • 2005
  • Newcastle disease (ND), infectious bronchitis (IB), low pathogenic avian Influenza (LPAI) and fowl typhoid (FT) have been known as egg drop laying diseases because of the serious layer damage from mass zone layer. In this study, such egg drop laying diseases were investigated. To access this study, we peformed to evaluate antibody titers in serum and isolated bacteria and virus from organs and feces on May, July and September in 2003. The distribution of ND from January to May, IB and LPAI from October to February of the next year, and FT from March to September were inspected by the question survey in 21 farms. ND revealed to be positive rates of 490 to 474 $(96.7\%)$ in May, 510 to 506 $(99.2\%)$ in July and 510 to 510 $(100\%)$ in September with hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test. The mean antibody titers were 10.2, 9.9 and 10.2, respectively. With regard to IB, 484 out of 490 samples $(98.7\%)$ in May, 508 of 510 $(99.6\%)$ in July and 509 of 510 $(99.8\%)$ in September showed positive results and the mean antibody titers were gradually increased with 8.2, 9.0 and 9.4, respectively. According to HI test of LPAI, the positive results were shown in 442 of 480 $(92.1\%)$, 394 of 494 $(79.8\%)$ and 402 of 483 $(83.2\%)$ in May, July and September, respectively The mean antibody titers were decreased with 4.6, 4.3 and 4.0. The distribution of LPAI also elicited the positive rates of 480 to 475 $(99.0\%)$ in May, 494 to 485$(98.2\%)$ in July, 483 to 472 $(97.7\%)$ in September as determined by ELISA and the mean S/P ratio were 2.319, 2.557 and 2.380, respectively. Compared ELISA results with HI test of LPAI the positive results were 480 to 422 $(92.1\%),\;475(99.0\%),\;494\;to\;394 (79.8\%),\;485 (98.2\%)\;and\;483\;to\;402(83.2\%),\;472(97.7\%)$. Therefore, the positive rate determined by ELISA was higher than that of HI test with 6.9, 18.4 and $14.5\%$, respectively. When performed RT-PCR for ND using organ and feces samples, the pathotypes were detected $5(15.6\%)\;in\;May,\; 2(5.3\%) in\;July,\;2(7.1\%)$ in September but there is no samples showing positive band for LPAI. In attempt to isolate Salmonella gallinarum, bacteria were obtained from 4 cases (12.5%) in May, 9 (23.6%) in July, 5 (17.8%) in September. Thus the highest rate for isolation revealed to be shown in July When evaluated the antimicrobial susceptibility to 18 isolated strains of 5. gallinarum, bacteria were sensitive to trimethoprim/sulfamethox$(61.1\%),\;kanamycin\;(55.5\%),\;ampicillin\;(55.5\%)$ and amoxacillin/clavulanic acid $(55.5\%)$, cephalothin $(50.0\%)$, but resistant to penicillin $(88.9\%)$, streptomycin $(88.9\%)$, erythromycin $(83_4\%)$ and tetracycline $(61.1\%)$. According to HI test of ND and LPAI using captured 164 wild Korean tree sparrows (Passer nontanus), the positive rates were $47.6\%\;and\;57.3\%$, and the mean HI titers were 5.32 and 4.02, respectively. 71 $(43.2\%)\;and\;58(35.3\%)$ in captured sparrows also showed more than 4 titers for HI test to ND and LPAI, respectively However, the attempt for isolation of viruses failed in all samples.

Growth Performance and Antibody Response of Broiler Chicks Fed Yeast Derived β-Glucan and Single-strain Probiotics

  • An, B.K.;Cho, B.L.;You, S.J.;Paik, H.D.;Chang, H.I.;Kim, S.W.;Yun, C.W.;Kang, C.W.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제21권7호
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    • pp.1027-1032
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    • 2008
  • A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary yeast derived ${\beta}$-glucan and single-strain probiotics on the growth performance and antibody response in broiler chicks. Six hundred and thirty 1-d-old male broiler chicks were divided into seven groups, placed into three pens per group (30 birds per pen) and fed one of seven non-medicated corn-SBM based experimental diets containing 0.025, 0.05 or 0.1% Saccharomyces cerevisiae ${\beta}$-glucan and 0.05, 0.1 or 0.2% Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (BA-pro, $1.3{\times}10^9/g$) or devoid of them for 5 wk. The body weight gains in groups fed diets containing 0.025 or 0.1% ${\beta}$-glucan, 0.1% or 0.2% BA-pro were significantly higher (p<0.05) than the control over 1-35 d. Feed conversion rates of groups fed ${\beta}$-glucan and BA-pro tended to be improved compared to the control group. There were no significant differences in the relative weights of liver, abdominal fat and breast muscle. No significant differences were observed in the activities of serum enzymes and concentrations of various cholesterol fractions. The antibody titers against Newcastle disease or infectious bronchitis virus in the chicks fed diets containing ${\beta}$-glucan and BA-pro were significantly higher (p<0.05) than in the control. The concentrations of cecal lactic acid bacteria in all groups fed BA-pro were significantly increased (p<0.05) compared to the control. These results indicated that dietary yeast derived ${\beta}$-glucan and BA-pro exerted growth-promoting and immune-enhancing effects in broiler chickens. In addition, BA-pro added to the diets modulated the profiles of cecal microflora, reflecting a potential to be beneficial microorganisms in chickens.

Molecular Cloning and Substrate Specificity of Human NeuAc ${\alpha}$2,3Gal${\beta}$ 1,3GalNAc GalNac ${\alpha}$2,6-Sialyltransferase (hST6GalNac IV)

  • Lee, Young-Choon;Kim, Kyoung-Sook;Kim, Sang-Wan;Min, Kwan-Sik;Kim, Cheorl-Ho;Choo, Young-Kug
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.57-64
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    • 2001
  • The cDNA encoding human NeuAc ${\alpha}$2,3Gal$\beta$ 1,3GalNAc GalNac ${\alpha}$2,6-Sialyltransferase (hST6GalNac IV) was isolated by screening of human fetal liver cDNA library with a DNA probe generated from the cDNA sequence of mouse ST6Gal NAc IV (mkST6GalNAc IV). The cDNA sequence included an open reading frame coding for 302 amino acids, and comparative analysis of this cDNA with mST6GalNAc IV showed that each sequence of the predicted coding region contains 88% and 85% identifies in nucleotide and amino acid levels, respecively. The primary structure of this enzyme suggested a putative domain structure, like that in other glycosyltransferases, consisting of a short N-terminal cytoplamic domain, a transmembrane domain and a large C-terminal active domain. This enzyme expressed in COS-7 cells echibited transferase activity toward NeuAc ${\alpha}$2,3Gal$\beta$ 1,3GalNAc, fetuin and GM1b, although the activity toward the later is very low, no significant activity being detected toward Gal${\beta}$ 1,3Gal NAc or asialofetuin, the other glycoprotein substrates tested. The $^{14}$ C-sialylated residue of fetuin sialylated by this enzyem with CMP-[$^{14}$C]NeuAc was sensitive to treatment with ${\alpha}$2,8-specific sialidase of Vibrio cholerae but resistant to treatment with ${\alpha}$2,3-specific sialidase (NaNase I), and ${\alpha}$2,3- and ${\alpha}$2,8-specific sialidase of Newcastle disease virus. These results clearly indicated that the expressed enzyme is a type of GalNAc ${\alpha}$2,6-sialyltransferase like mST6GalNAc IV, which requires sialic acid residues linked to Gal${\beta}$1,3GalNAc-residues for its activity.

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Immunological Responses of Broiler Chicks Can Be Modulated by Dietary Supplementation of Zinc-methionine in Place of Inorganic Zinc Sources

  • Moghaddam, Hasan Nassiri;Jahanian, Rahman
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제22권3호
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    • pp.396-403
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    • 2009
  • Male broiler chicks were fed graded levels of organic zinc (zinc-methionine) supplementation to investigate the effects of partial or complete substitution of the organic zinc source for inorganic ones on the development of lymphoid organs and immunological responses. A total of 450 day-old male broilers were distributed into groups of 10 chicks and randomly assigned to nine experimental diets during a 42-day feeding trial. Dietary treatments consisted of two basal diets supplemented with 40 mg/kg added zinc as feed-grade Zn sulfate or Zn oxide in which, Zn was replaced with that provided from zinc-methionine (ZnMet) complex at the levels of 25, 50, 75 or 100%. Two randomly-selected birds from each pen replicate were bled and then slaughtered by cervical cutting on the final day of the trial to measure leukocyte subpopulations and relative weights of lymphoid organs. Among lymphoid organs, only thymus weight was affected (p<0.05) by dietary treatments. The sulfate-supplemented birds were heavier (p<0.01) in relative weight of thymus than oxide-supplemented birds. The 10 days of age-assessed cutaneous hypersensivity reaction was stronger in chicks fed ZnMet-containing diets. Dietary ZnMet supplementation caused (p<0.05) an increase in proportion of lymphocytes and consequently a decrease in heterophil to lymphocyte ratio. Diet fortification by zinc-methionine complex increased (p<0.01) Newcastle antibody titer at 19 days of age. Also, a similar response was observed in antibody titers at 6 and 12 d after infectious bronchitis vaccine administration. There was no significant effect of replacement of dietary zinc on antibody titer against infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) at the 6th d post-vaccine inoculation; however, at d 12 after vaccination, ZnMet-fortified diets improved antibody titer against IBDV. Although dietary inclusion of ZnMet had no marked effect on primary antibody titer against sheep erythrocytes, effective responses were observed during secondary reaction from the viewpoint of both total antibody and immunoglobulin Y (IgY) titers. From the present findings, it can be concluded that dietary supplementation with organic zinc improves both cellular and humoral immune responses. It is necessary to replace 75% of supplemental inorganic zinc with organic ZnMet complex to achieve the optimum immunological responses in broiler chicks.

Effects of Dietary Taurine Supplementation on Growth Performance, Serum Constituents and Antibody Production of Broilers

  • Lee, Der-Nan;Cheng, Yeong-Hsiang;Chuang, Yu-Shuan;Shive, Jiing-Lin;Lian, Yuh-Ming;Wei, Hen-Wei;Weng, Ching-Feng
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.109-115
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    • 2004
  • Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of taurine (Tau) supplements on broiler growth performance, serum constituents and antibody production. In Exp. 1, 3 day old chicks received a basal diet supplemented with Tau at 0, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30 or 0.40% for 6 weeks. Although dietary Tau supplementing at 0.30 or 0.40% enhanced feed conversion and reduced feed consumption during 0 to 3 weeks (p<0.05), neither serum total cholesterol or anti-Newcastle disease virus (NDV) titer were affected. In Exp. 2, dietary Tau supplement at 0.25-0.75% enhanced feed conversion of broilers during 0 to 3 weeks, but daily gain and feed consumption were not affected. The 0.75% Tau supplement group displayed lower serum total cholesterol at 6 weeks (p<0.05) comparing with the control group but no difference in anti-NDV titers. In Exp. 3, broilers were treated with dietary Tau of 0 or 0.50% combined with low (0/0%), medium (0.18/0.08%), or high (0.36/0.16%) methionine (Met) levels for 6 weeks (0 to 3/3 to 6 weeks). The addition of Met significantly improved daily gain and feed conversion of broilers during 0 to 3 weeks (p<0.01). Dietary Tau interacted significantly with Met on daily gain and feed consumption. Broiler serum amino acids revealed that Met supplements only increased serum Met level, but only serum Tau level was enhanced as given dietary Tau supplementation. The broilers receiving Tau normalized serum triglycerides level by feeding with the low Met diet and tended to display higher anti-NDV titers (p<0.10). The experimental results suggest that the growth response obtained by Tau supplements results partly from interactions with sulfur amino acids. However, the modulation of the broiler lipid metabolism may be responsible for dietary Tau.