@article{García López_Pinos Rodríguez_Álvarez Fuentes_Camacho Escobar_Jasso Pineda_2014, title={EFFECT OF MANNAN-OLIGOSACCHARIDES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANTIBIOTIC GROWTH PROMOTERS IN BROILERS CHALLENGED WITH <i>Eimeria acervulina</i>}, volume={1}, url={https://era.ujat.mx/index.php/rera/article/view/9}, DOI={10.19136/era.a1n1.9}, abstractNote={&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The use of mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS) was evaluated for coccidian control in broilers. Treatments: 1) Control: Nicarbazine (120 g &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;t&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and Salinomycin (66 g &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;t&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;); &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bacitracin (55 g &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;t&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;); &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;2) Control + challenge; 3) MOS 1 kg &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;t&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Treatments 2 and 3 included oocysts (E. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;acervulina). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Oocyst count was higher (p &amp;lt; 0.05) for broilers in T2 and T3. No lesions due to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;E. acervulina &lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;were recorded (p &amp;gt; 0.05). MOS may be used as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios}, author={García López, Juan Carlos and Pinos Rodríguez, Juan Manuel and Álvarez Fuentes, Gregorio and Camacho Escobar, Marco Antonio and Jasso Pineda, Yolanda}, year={2014}, month={abr.}, pages={81–86} }