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The effects of dietary non-starch polysaccharides on Ascaridia galli infection in grower layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2011

G. DAŞ ,
H. ABEL ,
J. HUMBURG ,
A. SCHWARZ ,
S. RAUTENSCHLEIN ,
G. BREVES  and
M. GAULY
G. DAŞ*
Affiliation:
University of Göttingen, Department of Animal Sciences, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
H. ABEL
Affiliation:
University of Göttingen, Department of Animal Sciences, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
J. HUMBURG
Affiliation:
University of Göttingen, Department of Animal Sciences, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
A. SCHWARZ
Affiliation:
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Clinic for Poultry, Bünteweg 17, 30559, Hannover, Germany
S. RAUTENSCHLEIN
Affiliation:
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Clinic for Poultry, Bünteweg 17, 30559, Hannover, Germany
G. BREVES
Affiliation:
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Institute for Physiology, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173, Hannover, Germany
M. GAULY
Affiliation:
University of Göttingen, Department of Animal Sciences, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
*
*Corresponding author: University of Göttingen, Department of Animal Sciences, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075, Göttingen, Germany. Tel: +49 551 39 9215. Fax: +49 551 39 5587. E-mail: gdas@gwdg.de
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Summary

This study examined whether Ascaridia galli infection can be controlled by dietary non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) in chickens. One-day-old chicks were fed either a basal diet (CON) or CON plus insoluble NSP (I-NSP), or CON plus soluble NSP (S-NSP) for 11 weeks. Three weeks later, birds from half of each feeding group were inoculated with 250 embryonated eggs of A. galli, and slaughtered 8 weeks post-infection to determine worm counts. Both NSP diets, particularly S-NSP, increased prevalence of infection (P<0·05) and worm burden (roughly +50%) of the birds (P<0·001). A. galli infection caused a less efficient (P=0·013) feed utilization for body weight gain (BWG) resulting in lower body weights (P<0·001) irrespective of type of diet consumed. NSP-fed birds, particularly those on I-NSP, consumed more (+8%) feed per unit BWG and showed retarded (P<0·001) BW development compared to CON-fed birds. Intracaecal pH was lowered by S-NSP (P<0·05). Both NSP diets increased the volatile fatty acids pool size in caeca (P<0·001) with S-NSP exerting a greater effect (+46%) than I-NSP (+24%). It is concluded that both NSPs supplemented diets alter gastrointestinal environment in favour of the nematode establishment, and thus have no potential for controlling A. galli infection in chickens.

Keywords

Ascaridia gallinematodehost nutritionpoultrypea branchicory rootinulin
Type
Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 139 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 110 - 119
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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