CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM CAN BE USED AS A POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE FOR THE ANTIBIOTIC IN CHERRY VALLEY DUCKS

Authors: S. Zhuang, F.B. Jiang, Z.X. Jia, R. Yan
Journal: Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (JAPS)
ISSN: 1018-7081 (Print), 2309-8694 (Online)
Volume: 25  Issue: 5  Pages: 1227-1232
Year: 2015
DOI: NA
URL: https://doi.org/NA
Publisher: Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum

Abstract:
<p>The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of&nbsp;<em>Clostridium butyricum</em>&nbsp;inclusion, as an alternative for antibiotic, on growth performance, immunity and oxidative status of Cherry Valley ducks. 240 1-day-old Cherry Valley ducks were randomly allocated to 2 groups with 6 replicates of 20ducks, receiving a basal diet supplemented with&nbsp;<a id="OLE_LINK7" name="OLE_LINK7"></a><a id="OLE_LINK6" name="OLE_LINK6"></a>zinc bacitracin&nbsp;(40 mg/kg diet, Control group) or&nbsp;<em>Clostridium butyricum</em>&nbsp;(1.0&times;109cfu/kg diet), for 42 days, respectively. The results indicated that ducks fed diet supplemented with&nbsp;<em>Clostridium butyricum</em>&nbsp;achieved similar growth performance to those given zinc bacitracin inclusion diet (<em>P</em>&gt;0.05). Likewise, the relative weight of immune organs (thymus, spleen and bursa of Fabricius) in two groupsalso showed a high similarity (<em>P</em>&gt;0.05). As expected,&nbsp;<em>Clostridium butyricum</em>&nbsp;inclusion significantly increased serum<a>immune</a>&nbsp;<a>globulin</a>&nbsp;M (IgM) content when compared with the control at 21 d (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05). However, this beneficial effect was not observed in the concentrations of serum&nbsp;<a>immune</a>&nbsp;<a>globulin</a>&nbsp;G (IgG),&nbsp;<a>immune</a>&nbsp;<a>globulin</a>&nbsp;A (IgA) and complements (<em>P</em>&gt;0.05). The antioxidant capacity in the serum was similar between the two groups. It was suggested that&nbsp;<em>Clostridium butyricum</em>&nbsp;can be used as an alternative for the antibiotic, zinc bacitracin, in<a id="OLE_LINK5" name="OLE_LINK5"></a><a id="OLE_LINK4" name="OLE_LINK4"></a> Cherry Valley&nbsp;ducks, which was well demonstrated by various parameters measured above.</p>

Keywords: Clostridium butyricum, Zinc bacitracin, Growth, Immunity, Oxidative status, Cherry Valley ducks