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

Authors

  • Juan Carlos García López Instituto de Investigación de Zonas Desérticas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí. Altaír 200, Fracc. del Llano, CP 78377. San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México. Tel-Fax (444) 8421146
    • Juan Manuel Pinos Rodríguez Instituto de Investigación de Zonas Desérticas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí.
      • Gregorio Álvarez Fuentes Instituto de Investigación de Zonas Desérticas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí.
        • Marco Antonio Camacho Escobar Universidad del Mar, Campus Puerto Escondido. Puerto Escondido, Mixtepec, Oaxaca, México
          • Yolanda Jasso Pineda Instituto de Investigación de Zonas Desérticas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí.

            DOI:

            https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a1n1.9

            Keywords:

            Coccidia, mannan-oligosaccharides, pigmentation, broiler

            Abstract

            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. 

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            2014-04-02

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            García López, J. C., Pinos Rodríguez, J. M., Álvarez Fuentes, G., Camacho Escobar, M. A., & Jasso Pineda, Y. (2014). EFFECT OF MANNAN-OLIGOSACCHARIDES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANTIBIOTIC GROWTH PROMOTERS IN BROILERS CHALLENGED WITH Eimeria acervulina. Ecosistemas Y Recursos Agropecuarios, 1(1), 81-86. https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a1n1.9