effect of iodine as a vater disinfectant and growth stimulant of broilers

This experiment was carried out to study the effect of iodine on the microbial load of drinking water of broilers as well as on their performance. The experiment was done on 300 Arbor Acres one-day old chicks. The chicks were classified into 6 groups [A1, B1, A2, B2, A3 and B3], each of 50 birds at the age of 21 days. The groups A2 and B2 drink water contains 10 ppm active iodine, while groups A3 and B3 drink water contains 25 ppm active iodine, but groups A1 and B1 were left without treatment. The groups A1, A2 and A3 were vaccinated against ND [booster dose at 37 days of age], while groups B1, B2 and B3 were left without revaccination. The obtained results revealed that the birds drank water containing iodine showed high performance, general healthy conditions and low incidence of infections as compared with those drank water free from iodine

Effect of some environmental and chemical agents on the development of the most pathogenic eimeria species oocysts of goats

Faecal samples collected from the rectum of 4 Zariby kids [2 months of age] suffering from severe diarrhea, were examined for Eimeria, globidium and cryptosporidia oocysts. The effect of temperature and dessication in sunlight and shade on the development of E. arloingi, E. ninakohlyakimovae, E. faurei and E. parva was studied. Some chemical agents were also used to study their effect on the sporulation of the oocysts