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Title: | Diet-induced changes in intestinal viscosity and response to low-dose 'Eimeria maxima' infection in broiler chickens | Contributor(s): | Wong, C W (author); Duan, J (author); Choct, Mingan (author) ; Walkden-Brown, Steve W (author) | Publication Date: | 2000 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17471 | Abstract: | This study investigated whether diet-induced changes in intestinal viscosity could influence the response of broiler chickens to 'Eimeria maxima' challenge at a single low dose (50 oocysts/bird). Immediately before the challenge, birds fed a low-ME wheat diet showed a higher level of intestinal viscosity than those fed either a control maize diet or a xylanase-supplemented low-ME wheat diet. The birds fed the low-ME wheat diet also had a significantly lower total faecal oocyst output than those fed the control maize and xylanase-supplemented low-ME wheat diets that elicited relatively lower intestinal viscosity. The results suggest that intestinal viscosity may influence the host resistance to low-dose Eimeria infection in broilers. The possible impact of this on the efficacy of low-dose live vaccines should not be overlooked. | Publication Type: | Conference Publication | Conference Details: | APSS 2000: 12th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 2000 | Source of Publication: | Proceedings of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium, v.12, p. 178-181 | Publisher: | University of Sydney | Place of Publication: | Sydney, Australia | ISSN: | 1034-6260 1034-3466 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 070204 Animal Nutrition | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 830309 Poultry | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication | Publisher/associated links: | http://sydney.edu.au/vetscience/apss/documents/2000/APSS2000-wong-pp178-181.pdf |
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