Oxygenated Drinking Water Enhances Immune Activity in Broiler Chicks and Increases Survivability against Salmonella Gallinarum in Experimentally Infected Broiler Chicks

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Jin-A LEE¹  Bock-Gie JUNG¹  Kyoung-Woo NAM²  Bong-Joo LEE¹ 

[1] College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University;Special Quarantine Division, Animal, Plant & Fisheries Quarantine & Inspection Agency

关键词: immune enhancement;    oxygenated drinking water;    Salmonella Gallinarum;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.11-0316

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(30)Cited-By(2)It has been suggested that drinking oxygenated water may improve oxygen availability, which may increase vitality and improving immune activity. The present study evaluated the immune enhancing effects of oxygenated drinking water in broiler chicks and demonstrated the protective efficacy of oxygenated drinking water against Salmonella Gallinarum in experimentally infected broiler chicks. Continuous drinking of oxygenated water markedly increased serum lysozyme activity, peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation and the CD4+/CD8+ splenocyte ratio in broiler chicks. In the chicks experimentally infected with S. Gallinarum, oxygenated drinking water alleviated symptoms and increased survival. These findings suggest that oxygenated drinking water enhances immune activity in broiler chicks, and increases survivability against S. Gallinarum in experimentally infected broiler chicks.

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