Effect of using water extract of nettle leaves (Urtica dioica) on some immunological and blood traits of broiler
Journal Title: Journal of Research in Ecology - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
The present study aimed at showing the effect of using water extract of Nettle leaves (Urtica dioica) on some immunological and blood traits of broiler. 240 chicken broiler (Ross 308) were used at one day aged and 43 g mean weight. They were randomly distributed in four treatments with 60 chick per treatment having three replicates for each. Experimental treatments included: First treatment T1 Control treatment without any addition of plant extract, the other treatments (T2, T3 and T4) were added to the water extract of nettle leaves with three concentrations (10, 15, 20 ml/l) in the drinking water, respectively. The results of this study showed significant improvement (P≤0.05) in the immunological traits (Delayed Type Hypersensitivity test (DTH), Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), relative weight of fabricia and fabricia index) and blood Traits (red blood cells, white blood cells, Packed Cell Volume (PCV), hemoglobin concentration and Heterophil/ Lymphocyte ratio (H/L) for water extraction of the nettle leaf groups and compared with the control treatment
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Ahmed AK Al-Salihi, Mousa A Hassan, Jassim KM Al-Gharawi
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