Effects of tannic acid on the immunity and intestinal health of broiler chickens with necrotic enteritis infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In broiler chickens, necrotic enteritis (NE) infection can reduce production performance. Tannic acid has shown great potential as a treatment of NE in broilers. However, the appropriate dosage of tannic acid in NE of broilers and the improvement effect on intestinal health are not very clear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of different doses of tannic acid on the production performance, immunity, and intestinal health of broilers by constructing an NE model with C. perfringens infection and determining the appropriate dosage of tannic acid with regard to NE.

Results

Challenged birds showed significant reduction in body weight, villus height, and the ratio of villus height to crypt depth (P < 0.05) and increase in the feed consumption gain rati

SUBMITTER: Xu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10157989 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature