Effects of Fermented Powder of Artemisia annua Linn on Growth and Its Efficacy against Coccidiosis in Broiler Chicks

  • HU Yan ,
  • SHAO Dan ,
  • WANG Qiang ,
  • SHEN Yiru ,
  • ZHANG Shan ,
  • XIAO Yunqi ,
  • SHI Shourong
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  • Poultry Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, China

Received date: 2019-09-02

  Online published: 2020-03-13

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of fermented powder of Artemisia annua Linn (AAF) on growth performance of broiler chicks and its efficacy against caecum Eimeria tenella infection by using the anti-coccidiosis drug (diclazuril) as the control. Two hundred and seventy 1-day-old Xueshan yellow-feather broiler cocks with similar body weight were randomly assigned to a control group and 3 experimental groups. The diet of the control group was a basal diet without AAF, while the diets of 3 experiment groups were the basal diet supplemented with 0.4%, 0.8% and 1.2% AAF, respectively. The trial period was 21 days. The body weight was recorded weekly. At the age of 14 days, the control group was randomly divided into three subgroups, named, the negative control subgroup (uninfected, unmedicated), the positive control subgroup (infected, unmedicated), and the anticoccidiosis drug (diclazuril) control subgroup (infected, medicated). Each experimental group was randomly divided into two subgroups, named, the negative experimental subgroup (uninfected, unmedicated) and the positive experimental subgroup (infected, unmedicated). During this stage, each group had two replications and with 15 cocks each. At the age of 15 days, the oral dose of each bird in the infected group was 1 mL of potassium dichromate solution containing 105 oocysts per milliliter. At the age of 21 days, body weight was measured and mortality was calculated, and pectoralis major weight, lateral gastrocnemius muscle weight, caecum lesions score and oocyst output were investigated. The result showed as follows:1) AAF had significant effects on body weight and body weight gain of broilers at 7, 14 and 21 days of age and the weight of skeletal muscle of broilers at 21 days of age (P<0.05). 2) After 7 days of caecum Eimeria tenella infection, there were no significant differences in body weight and the weight of skeletal muscle between the infected cocks added 0.8% AAF to diets and the uninfected cocks in the negative control group (P>0.05). 3) AAF could significantly decrease amount of bloody feces, oocyst output and caecum lesions (P<0.05). Anticoccidioss index (ACI) of 0.8% AAF was 139, which was judged as a low efficacy anticoccidiosis drug; ACI of 0.4% and 1.2% AAF was lower than 120, which were judged as useless anti-coccidiosis drug. In conclusion, the supplementation of AAF can promote growth performance of broiler chicks with a dose-dependent manner, which can also decrease oocyst output and alleviate intestinal mucosa lesions in broiler chicks infected with Eimeria tenella, while the diet containing 0.8% AAF has certain anticoccidiosis effect.

Cite this article

HU Yan , SHAO Dan , WANG Qiang , SHEN Yiru , ZHANG Shan , XIAO Yunqi , SHI Shourong . Effects of Fermented Powder of Artemisia annua Linn on Growth and Its Efficacy against Coccidiosis in Broiler Chicks[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2020 , 32(3) : 1161 -1171 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2020.03.023

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