Serum lysozyme concentrations in broilers treated with Sel-Plex® and sodium selenite and infected with Еimeria tenella

Authors

VETSISLAV KOINARSKI
LILIAN K. SOTIROV
STEFAN DENEV

DOI

10.3906/vet-0711-38

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to elucidate the potential role of humoral factors of innate immunity in broilers infected with Eimeria tenella under the influence of inorganic and organic Se cations. It was found that the chickens treated with Sel-Plex® had higher serum lysozyme concentrations compared to those treated with sodium selenite in infected and noninfected groups. The authors consider that Sel-Plex® has a better expressed immunostimulating effect on serum lysozyme concentrations than sodium selenite.

Keywords

Sel-Plex®, sodium selenite, lysozyme, broilers, Eimeria tenella

First Page

433

Last Page

437

Recommended Citation

KOINARSKI, VETSISLAV; SOTIROV, LILIAN K.; and DENEV, STEFAN (2012) "Serum lysozyme concentrations in broilers treated with Sel-Plex® and sodium selenite and infected with Еimeria tenella," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 36: No. 4, Article 17. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-0711-38
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol36/iss4/17