EFFICACY OF AMOXICILLIN (ATCOMOX®) AND/OR ALLICIN ON PERFORMANCE, HAEMATOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL, AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN Clostridium perfringens INFECTED CHICKENS

Authors

  • Mohamed Aboubakr 1Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, 13736, Moshtohor, Toukh, Qalioubeya
  • Ashraf Elkomy 1Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, 13736, Moshtohor, Toukh, Qalioubeya
  • Soad Belih Clinical Pathology Department, Animal Health Research Institute, Tanta Branch
  • Mohamed Morad Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, 13736, Moshtohor, Toukh, Qalioubeya
  • Hassan Shaheen 3ATCO PHARMA For Pharmaceutical Industry, Industrial Quisna Zone, El Menofia
  • Mohamed M Abdel-Daim Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26873/SVR-867-2020

Abstract

The efficacy of amoxicillin and/or allicinin healthy and experimentally Clostridium perfringens-infected broiler chickens was investigated. The chicks were equally divided into six groups, and all medications were orally administered via drinking water for five consecutive days: Group 1: non-infected and non-treated; Group 2: infected and non-treated; Group 3: infected and amoxicillin-treated (20 mg/kg b.wt); Group 4: infected and allicin-treated (25 mg/kg b.wt); Group 5: infected and treated with amoxicillin (20 mg/kg b.wt) and allicin (25 mg/kg b.wt); Group 6: infected and treated with amoxicillin (10 mg/kg b.wt) and allicin (25 mg/kg b.wt). Growth performance,haematological andbiochemical parameters were recorded. Significant decreases in total protein, albumin, RBCs, Hb, andPCV and a considerable increase in WBCs, AST, ALT, ALP, creatinine, anduric acid in infected chickens were observed. Administration amoxicillin and/or allicin for treatment of Clostridium perfringens infection resulted in improvement in haematological and biochemical changes following infection. A dose of amoxicillin (10 mg) and allicin (25 mg)/kg bwt for treatment of Clostridium perfringens infection in broiler chickens is recommended due to great synergistic effect, reduced mortality, greater safety, and increased economic potential.

Key words: amoxicillin; allicin; efficacy; broilers; biochemical; hematological

 

VPLIV AMOXICILINA (ATCOMOX®) IN ALICINA NA PRIRAST, HEMATOLOŠKE, BIOKEMIJSKE IN HISTOPATOLOŠKE SPREMEMBE PRI PIŠČANCIH, OKUŽENIH S Clostridium perfringens
 
Povzetek: V študiji smo ugotavljali učinkovitost amoksicilina in/ali alicinina pri zdravih pitovnih piščancih in pitovnih piščancih poskusno okuženimih z bakterijo Clostridium perfringens. Piščanci so bili razdeljeni v šest skupin in so zdravila dobivali peroralno preko vode pet dni zapored. V prvi skupini so bili neokuženi in nezdravljeni piščanci, v drugi okuženi in nezdravljeni, v tretji okuženi in zdravljeni z amoksicilinom (20 mg/kg telesne mase), v četrti skupini okuženi in zdravljeni z alicinom (25 mg/kg telesne mase) v peti skupini okuženi in zdravljeni z amoksicilinom (20 mg/kg teže) in alicinom (25 mg/kg telesne mase) in v šesti skupini okuženi in zdravljeni z amoksicilinom (10 mg/kg teže) in alicinom (25 mg/kg telesne mase). Spremljali smo prirast piščancev ter njihove hematološke in biokemične parametre. Pri okuženih piščancih smo v krvi opazili znatno znižanje skupnih beljakovin, albuminov, RBC, Hb in PCV ter znatno povečanje WBC, AST, ALT, ALP, kreatinina in sečne kisline. Uporaba amoksicilina in/ali alicina za zdravljenje okužbe s Clostridium perfringens je povzročila izboljšanje hematoloških in biokemičnih sprememb po okužbi. Odmerek amoksicilina 10 mg/kg in alicina 25 mg/kg telesne mase za zdravljenje okužbe s Clostridium perfringens pri pitovnih piščancih brojlerjih se je izkazal kot najbolj učinkovit, verjetno zaradi sinergističnega učinka obeh zdravil, in je povzročil zmanjšanje smrtnosti pitovnih piščancev.
 
Ključne besede: amoksicilin; alicin; učinkovitost; brojlerji; biokemjski parametri; hematološki parametri

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Aboubakr, M., Elkomy, A., Belih, S., Morad, M., Shaheen, H., & Abdel-Daim, M. M. (2020). EFFICACY OF AMOXICILLIN (ATCOMOX®) AND/OR ALLICIN ON PERFORMANCE, HAEMATOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL, AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN Clostridium perfringens INFECTED CHICKENS. Slovenian Veterinary Research, 57(2). https://doi.org/10.26873/SVR-867-2020

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