Selecting Eimeria tenella-resistance markers by comparing resistant and susceptible groups of Jinghai Yellow chickens

Authors

JINGJING ZHANG
YUXIN LIN
GUOJUN DAI
TINGTING AN
MINGMING SUN
GENXI ZHANG
KAIZHOU XIE
JINGYU WANG

DOI

10.3906/vet-1602-4

Abstract

Improving the genetic resistance of chickens to parasitic diseases is an alternative way to protect the poultry industry. To establish valid measurable in vivo parameters indicating coccidiosis resistance, 232 Jinghai Yellow chickens were randomly selected and orally infected with Eimeria tenella (1.5 x 104 sporulated oocysts per chicken). The resistant and susceptible chickens were classified based on their cecal lesion scores 8 days after infection. Ten plasma components, including antioxidant enzymes, interleukins (ILs), nitric oxide (NO), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), and β-carotene, were compared among the resistant, susceptible, and control chickens (uninfected with E. tenella). The NO, superoxide dismutase (SOD), IL17, and IFN-γ concentrations were significantly higher in the resistant group than in the susceptible group (P < 0.05), and malondialdehyde (MDA) was significantly lower in the resistant group than in the susceptible group (P < 0.05). These results suggest that plasma NO, IFN-γ, SOD, MDA, and IL17 can be used as markers of resistance or susceptibility to E. tenella in the selection of E. tenella-resistant chickens.

Keywords

Coccidiosis-resistance markers, E. tenella infection, plasma, chickens

First Page

764

Last Page

768

Recommended Citation

ZHANG, JINGJING; LIN, YUXIN; DAI, GUOJUN; AN, TINGTING; SUN, MINGMING; ZHANG, GENXI; XIE, KAIZHOU; and WANG, JINGYU (2016) "Selecting Eimeria tenella-resistance markers by comparing resistant and susceptible groups of Jinghai Yellow chickens," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 40: No. 6, Article 13. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1602-4
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol40/iss6/13