EFFECT OF MANNAN-OLIGOSACCHARIDES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANTIBIOTIC GROWTH PROMOTERS IN BROILERS CHALLENGED WITH Eimeria acervulina

The use of mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS) was evaluated for coccidian control in broilers. Treatments: 1) Control: Nicarbazine (120 g t-1) and Salinomycin (66 g t-1); Bacitracin (55 g t-1); 2) Control + challenge; 3) MOS 1 kg t-1. Treatments 2 and 3 included oocysts (E. acervulina). Oocyst count was...

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Published inEcosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios Vol. 1; no. 1
Main Authors Juan Carlos García López, Juan Manuel Pinos Rodríguez, Gregorio Álvarez Fuentes, Marco Antonio Camacho Escobar, Yolanda Jasso Pineda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco 01.04.2014
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broiler
Coccidia
mannan-oligosaccharides
pigmentation
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Summary:The use of mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS) was evaluated for coccidian control in broilers. Treatments: 1) Control: Nicarbazine (120 g t-1) and Salinomycin (66 g t-1); Bacitracin (55 g t-1); 2) Control + challenge; 3) MOS 1 kg t-1. Treatments 2 and 3 included oocysts (E. acervulina). Oocyst count was higher (p < 0.05) for broilers in T2 and T3. No lesions due to E. acervulina were recorded (p > 0.05). MOS may be used as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters. 
ISSN:2007-9028
2007-901X
DOI:10.19136/era.a1n1.9