Effect of Aloe vera and vitamin E supplementation on the immune response of broilers

Background: herbs are among the feed supplements under investigation that could replace antibiotics to improve humoral and cellular immune response in birds. Objective: this study evaluated the potential of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) and vitamin E as immunostimulants on humoral and cellular...

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Autores principales:	Babak Darabighane, Ali Mahdavi, Farzad Mirzaei Aghjehgheshlagh, Abolfazl Zarei, Eleni Kasapidou, Samuel N. Nahashon
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Publicado:	Universidad de Antioquia 2017
Materias:	antibiotic immune system medicinal plant poultry Animal culture SF1-1100
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:df02d41e3abb4abdaff1e6a3afaf057f2021-11-26T19:19:24ZEffect of Aloe vera and vitamin E supplementation on the immune response of broilers2256-295810.17533/udea.rccp.v30n2a07https://doaj.org/article/df02d41e3abb4abdaff1e6a3afaf057f2017-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/rccp/article/view/325563https://doaj.org/toc/2256-2958Background: herbs are among the feed supplements under investigation that could replace antibiotics to improve humoral and cellular immune response in birds. Objective: this study evaluated the potential of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) and vitamin E as immunostimulants on humoral and cellular immune responses in broilers. Methods: broilers were randomly assigned to three dietary treatments: a negative control (basal diet + with no additive), basal diet + 1% Aloe vera gel in drinking water, and basal diet + 100 mg/Kg vitamin E in the feed. Antibody titers against sheep red blood cells and Newcastle disease virus were used to examine the humoral immune response, whereas cellular immune response was evaluated using the phytohemagglutinin-P tests. Results: the highest level of antibody titer against sheep red blood cells on examination days 28 and 38, and the highest response to injection of phytohemagglutinin-P on day 38 was observed in the Aloe vera gel group (p<0.05). However, the response of broilers fed Aloe vera gel was not different from those receiving vitamin E (p>0.05). In addition, the greatest antibody level against Newcastle disease virus was obtained on days 25 and 35 in the vitamin E group, with no significant difference from the Aloe vera gel group (p>0.05). Conclusion: in general, our findings demonstrated that both Aloe vera gel and vitamin E can enhance humoral and cellular immune responses of broilers, while Aloe vera gel can be used as an immunostimulant in chickens.Babak DarabighaneAli MahdaviFarzad Mirzaei AghjehgheshlaghAbolfazl ZareiEleni KasapidouSamuel N. NahashonUniversidad de Antioquiaarticleantibioticimmune systemmedicinal plantpoultryAnimal cultureSF1-1100ENRevista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 159-164 (2017)
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spellingShingle	antibiotic immune system medicinal plant poultry Animal culture SF1-1100 Babak Darabighane Ali Mahdavi Farzad Mirzaei Aghjehgheshlagh Abolfazl Zarei Eleni Kasapidou Samuel N. Nahashon Effect of Aloe vera and vitamin E supplementation on the immune response of broilers
description	Background: herbs are among the feed supplements under investigation that could replace antibiotics to improve humoral and cellular immune response in birds. Objective: this study evaluated the potential of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) and vitamin E as immunostimulants on humoral and cellular immune responses in broilers. Methods: broilers were randomly assigned to three dietary treatments: a negative control (basal diet + with no additive), basal diet + 1% Aloe vera gel in drinking water, and basal diet + 100 mg/Kg vitamin E in the feed. Antibody titers against sheep red blood cells and Newcastle disease virus were used to examine the humoral immune response, whereas cellular immune response was evaluated using the phytohemagglutinin-P tests. Results: the highest level of antibody titer against sheep red blood cells on examination days 28 and 38, and the highest response to injection of phytohemagglutinin-P on day 38 was observed in the Aloe vera gel group (p<0.05). However, the response of broilers fed Aloe vera gel was not different from those receiving vitamin E (p>0.05). In addition, the greatest antibody level against Newcastle disease virus was obtained on days 25 and 35 in the vitamin E group, with no significant difference from the Aloe vera gel group (p>0.05). Conclusion: in general, our findings demonstrated that both Aloe vera gel and vitamin E can enhance humoral and cellular immune responses of broilers, while Aloe vera gel can be used as an immunostimulant in chickens.
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author	Babak Darabighane Ali Mahdavi Farzad Mirzaei Aghjehgheshlagh Abolfazl Zarei Eleni Kasapidou Samuel N. Nahashon
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title	Effect of Aloe vera and vitamin E supplementation on the immune response of broilers
title_short	Effect of Aloe vera and vitamin E supplementation on the immune response of broilers
title_full	Effect of Aloe vera and vitamin E supplementation on the immune response of broilers
title_fullStr	Effect of Aloe vera and vitamin E supplementation on the immune response of broilers
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of Aloe vera and vitamin E supplementation on the immune response of broilers
title_sort	effect of aloe vera and vitamin e supplementation on the immune response of broilers
publisher	Universidad de Antioquia
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Effect of Aloe vera and vitamin E supplementation on the immune response of broilers

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