ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of eubiotics on the intestinal morphology of broilers. For this purpose, 125 birds were divided into six groups with two replicates each (10 birds in each replicate). Group A was given a Basal diet. All groups except group A were challenged with Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis. Group B was provided the basal diet, group C was fed a Probiotic-added diet; group D was fed a Prebiotics-based diet; group E was given essential oils plus the basal diet; and group F was provided with organic acids plus the basal diet. Two separate experiments were carried out for Salmonella recovery, checking the cecal tonsils and conducting an intestinal pathomorphic evaluation. Villus length, villus width, villus surface area, and crypt depth were measured by micrometry. There was an overall improvement (p<0.05) in intestinal morphometric parameters for all the treatment groups except for the negative control group, which showed the lowest villus height and villus depth values. Maximum villus height (p<0.05) of the duodenum was achieved by group E, which was fed a diet containing essential oils, whereas a maximum villus surface area index (p<0.05) was recorded for the birds of Group D, which were fed a diet containing prebiotics. Maximum villus height (p<0.05) and surface area index in ileum mucosa was recorded (p<0.05) in the birds of group D (treated with prebiotics). It is concluded that there is an overall increase in the gut histology of broilers fed non-antibiotic based feed.(AU)
Subject(s)
Animals , Chickens/physiology , Food Additives/adverse effects , Salmonella enterica/growth & developmentABSTRACT
Establishment of a School of Dentistry in the University of the West Indies offers a unique opportunity to develop a programme of undergraduate dental education to meet not only the special needs of the Caribbean but also the challenge of the changing pattern of oral disease and its influence on oral health care delivery. These factors have a bearing on the design of the curriculum, and, for a new school, on the timing of the clinical facilities vis-a-vis commencement of the preclinical course. The implications in terms of staff, students and standards for research and teaching are discussed