Effect of Yucca Schidigera Extract on Salmonella Enteritidis-Infected Poultry Compared with Fosfomycin Drug | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences | ||||
Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 02 October 2024 PDF (1.11 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejvs.2024.306950.2275 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Azza Moustafa Abd elmoteleb ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
1Senior researcher of pharmacology, Animal Health Research institute, Agriculture Research centre | ||||
2Immunology Department, Animal Health Research Institute (AHRI), Agricultural Research Centre (ARC), Dokki, Giza | ||||
33Reference Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Centre (ARC)Dokki, Giza12618, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The research aimed to investigate the impact of Yucca schidigera extract on Salmonella enteritidis -infected poultry compared to the fosfomycin drug. 140 salmonella free chickens were classified into first control-negative group and four Salmonella infected groups at nine days old (1×108 CFU/ml orally) orally. The second group acts as a positive group, while the 3rd, 4th, and 5th groups were treated with fosfomycin, Yucca schidigera extract, and both of them, respectively. Fosfomycin was administered at 5 days post infection at 14d old for five days. Yucca extract was administered from day one until the end of the experimental period (42d). The re-isolation of salmonella from the all treated groups after 35 days was negative. Fifth group showed normal liver function enzymes, urea and creatinine; maintain albumin and globulin at normal levels from 14 to 35 days; and keep the normal values of total antioxidants. The fourth and fifth groups displayed highly significant levels of lysozyme at 21 days old followed by a non-significant decrease at 28 and 35 days old, and decrease in relative fold changes of IL-6 compared with the second group. In the fifth group, the hemagglutination inhibition antibody titer was non-significantly higher at 21 and 28 days old, and there was a significant increase at 35 and 42 days old in comparison with the fourth group. Therefore, Yucca schidigera is a safe, effective, biocompatible, and cost-efficient alternative natural product that could be used for the treatment of salmonellosis by enhancement immune response and activated antioxidative capacity. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Chicken; zoonotic disease; Fosfomycin; Yucca | ||||
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