Open AccessThe Role of Zinc Sulfate in improving the blood proteins and immune response to Newcastle disease in broiler under heat stress
Author(s) -
S H Al-Rubaee,
R H Razooqee,
B M Watheq,
Monir Ahmad,
A A Razooqee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
maǧallaẗ markaz buḥūṯ al-taqniyyaẗ al-aḥyāʾiyyaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-1370
pISSN - 1815-1140
DOI - 10.24126/jobrc.2014.8.2.320
Subject(s) - broiler , zinc , albumin , globulin , sulfate , immune system , newcastle disease , antibody , zoology , chemistry , serum albumin , medicine , endocrinology , immunology , biology , biochemistry , virus , organic chemistry
The study aimed to determine the effect of zinc sulfate supplementation in different levels on blood proteins and immune status in broilers, (120) broiler chicks one day old were used with (38) gr. Initial weight divided randomly into (5) treatment groups (24 chick/each) with 3 replicates (8 chick /each) . The dietary treatment groups were:T1: ordinary diet (control), T2: ordinary diet +30 mg/kg Zinc sulfate, T3: ordinary diet +45 mg/kg Zinc sulfate, T4: ordinary diet +60 mg/kg Zinc sulfate, T5: ordinary diet +75 mg/kg Zinc sulfate. The blood samples were collected at 5, 15, 25, 42 day of study for detecting the post albumin, γ_ globulin, and antibody titration for Newcastle disease in serum. The results showed that there were significant increase P≤0.05 in γ_ globulin and antibody titration for ND in the serum of T2, and T3 and with significant decrease P≤0.05 in post albumin compared with the rest treatments. Hence the study showed that the zinc sulfate is important for improving immune status and disease resistance in broiler under heat stress.