Protective Effect of Grape (<i>Vitis vinifera</i>) Seed Powder and Zinc-Glycine Complex on Growth Traits and Gut Health of Broilers Following <i>Eimeria tenella</i> Challenge
Naila Chand,
Pervez Ali,
Ibrahim A. Alhidary,
Mutassim A. Abdelrahman,
Hani Albadani,
Murad Ali Khan,
Alireza Seidavi,
Vito Laudadio,
Vincenzo Tufarelli,
Rifat Ullah Khan
Affiliations
Naila Chand
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
Pervez Ali
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
Ibrahim A. Alhidary
Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, Riadh 96400, Saudi Arabia
Mutassim A. Abdelrahman
Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, Riadh 96400, Saudi Arabia
Hani Albadani
Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, Riadh 96400, Saudi Arabia
Murad Ali Khan
College of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
Alireza Seidavi
Department of Animal Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht 41335-3516, Iran
Vito Laudadio
Department of DETO, Section of Veterinary Science and Animal Production, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Valenzano, 70010 Bari, Italy
Vincenzo Tufarelli
Department of DETO, Section of Veterinary Science and Animal Production, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Valenzano, 70010 Bari, Italy
Rifat Ullah Khan
Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, Riadh 96400, Saudi Arabia
The current study was conducted to evaluate the impact of grape (Vitis vinifera) seed powder and zinc-glycine complex on growth parameters and cecal health of broiler following Eimeria tenella challenge. A total of 250 day-old male broilers (Hubbard) were distributed into five treatments as follows: I—negative control (basal diet); II—positive control (E. tenella challenge); III—group infected + Amprolium; IV—group coccidial infection + organic zinc (OZ) at 50 ppm + grape seed powder (GSP) at 2.5 g/kg; V—coccidial infection + organic zinc (OZ) at 50 ppm + grape seed powder (GSP) at 5.0 g/kg. From findings, a lower (p p p p E. tenella.
