| publication name | Impact of dietary supplementation of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol acetate) on genetic expression of inflammatory cytokines and growth efficiency of broiler chickens |
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| Authors | Aya M. Elshwash; Fatma El-gendy; Olla A. Khalifa; Shabaan A. Hemeda |
| year | 2021 |
| keywords | Broilers, Vitamin E, Cytokines, Humoral immunity, Growth efficiency. |
| journal | Benha Veterinary Medical Journal |
| volume | 41 |
| issue | 1 |
| pages | 15 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | Local |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
This research was undertaken in order to determine the impact of nutritional vitamin E on genetic expression of Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) as pro-inflammatory and Interleukin-4 (IL-4) and Interleukin-10 (IL-10) as anti-inflammatory cytokines in spleen and liver, heamagglutination inhibition antibody titers (HI titers) against Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV), total protein, albumin, globulin and growth efficiency of broiler chickens. Seventy two one-day-old Cobb broiler chicks had been allocated randomly into two groups. Each group has 3 replicates, each with 12 chicks. The first group was given basal diet. The second group was fed the basal diet with vitamin E (100 mg/kg diet). The obtained results revealed that dietary supplementation of vitamin E significantly (p