Evaluating good husbandry practices and organic fermented additives for coccidiosis control in a pilot study using slow-growing broilers
The Argentine Campero-INTA slow-growing chicken, a widely used breed in family poultry farming, faces high coccidiosis prevalence, impairing productivity. Control often relies on management and drugs due to vaccination costs. This pilot study assessed the breed’s susceptibility to local Eimeria and...
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| author | Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa Britez, Jesica Daiana Pisón-Martínez, María Luz Delgado, Fernando Oscar Balbiani, Facundo Berardo, Cecilia Carolina Gramaglia, Cesar Ivan Cuba, Facundo Poklepovich Caride, Tomás Javier Moreno, Claudia Elvira Francinelli, Gladys Beatriz Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Arias, Ricardo Martín Schapiro, Javier Hernan Barbano, Pablo Martin Tomazic, Mariela Luján |
| author_browse | Arias, Ricardo Martín Balbiani, Facundo Barbano, Pablo Martin Berardo, Cecilia Carolina Britez, Jesica Daiana Cuba, Facundo Delgado, Fernando Oscar Francinelli, Gladys Beatriz Gramaglia, Cesar Ivan Moreno, Claudia Elvira Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Pisón-Martínez, María Luz Poklepovich Caride, Tomás Javier Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa Schapiro, Javier Hernan Tomazic, Mariela Luján |
| author_facet | Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa Britez, Jesica Daiana Pisón-Martínez, María Luz Delgado, Fernando Oscar Balbiani, Facundo Berardo, Cecilia Carolina Gramaglia, Cesar Ivan Cuba, Facundo Poklepovich Caride, Tomás Javier Moreno, Claudia Elvira Francinelli, Gladys Beatriz Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Arias, Ricardo Martín Schapiro, Javier Hernan Barbano, Pablo Martin Tomazic, Mariela Luján |
| author_sort | Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa |
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| description | The Argentine Campero-INTA slow-growing chicken, a widely used breed in family poultry farming, faces high coccidiosis prevalence, impairing productivity. Control often relies on management and drugs due to vaccination costs. This pilot study assessed the breed’s susceptibility to local Eimeria and the impact of good animal welfare practices (AWPs) and an organic fermented additive, locally produced, combined with AWPs (OF-AWPs). Two trials evaluated productive (body weight gain and feed conversion), infection (oocyst excretion and lesion score), and histopathological parameters (villus height and crypt depth). The productivity (PI) and anticoccidial (ACI) indexes were calculated. Metagenomic analysis of the additive was also conducted. Mild to moderate coccidiosis significantly reduced PI (7.99–16.83 vs. 29.29 in unchallenged controls). In the second trial, AWPs showed good anticoccidial efficacy (ACI 173.9), while OF-AWPs demonstrated high efficacy, especially in birds of 28 days (ACI 180.6), improving productive parameters, reducing oocyst shedding, and enhancing the villus height to crypt depth ratio. Over a 75-day cycle, the OF-AWP increased the PI by 24.44% compared to untreated chickens (108.8 vs. 87.43). Lactic acid bacteria were the main component of the organic fermented additive. This research highlights the potential of an agroecological strategy to manage coccidiosis in Campero-INTA chickens. |
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| spelling | INTA227092025-06-17T15:57:29Z Evaluating good husbandry practices and organic fermented additives for coccidiosis control in a pilot study using slow-growing broilers Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa Britez, Jesica Daiana Pisón-Martínez, María Luz Delgado, Fernando Oscar Balbiani, Facundo Berardo, Cecilia Carolina Gramaglia, Cesar Ivan Cuba, Facundo Poklepovich Caride, Tomás Javier Moreno, Claudia Elvira Francinelli, Gladys Beatriz Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Arias, Ricardo Martín Schapiro, Javier Hernan Barbano, Pablo Martin Tomazic, Mariela Luján Family Farming Coccidiosis Eimeria Animal Welfare Agroecology Lactic Acid Bacteria Productivity Poultry Chickens Agricultura Familiar Bienestar Animal Agroecología Bacteria Acidoláctica Productividad Aves de Corral Pollo Pollo Campero INTA The Argentine Campero-INTA slow-growing chicken, a widely used breed in family poultry farming, faces high coccidiosis prevalence, impairing productivity. Control often relies on management and drugs due to vaccination costs. This pilot study assessed the breed’s susceptibility to local Eimeria and the impact of good animal welfare practices (AWPs) and an organic fermented additive, locally produced, combined with AWPs (OF-AWPs). Two trials evaluated productive (body weight gain and feed conversion), infection (oocyst excretion and lesion score), and histopathological parameters (villus height and crypt depth). The productivity (PI) and anticoccidial (ACI) indexes were calculated. Metagenomic analysis of the additive was also conducted. Mild to moderate coccidiosis significantly reduced PI (7.99–16.83 vs. 29.29 in unchallenged controls). In the second trial, AWPs showed good anticoccidial efficacy (ACI 173.9), while OF-AWPs demonstrated high efficacy, especially in birds of 28 days (ACI 180.6), improving productive parameters, reducing oocyst shedding, and enhancing the villus height to crypt depth ratio. Over a 75-day cycle, the OF-AWP increased the PI by 24.44% compared to untreated chickens (108.8 vs. 87.43). Lactic acid bacteria were the main component of the organic fermented additive. This research highlights the potential of an agroecological strategy to manage coccidiosis in Campero-INTA chickens. Instituto de Patobiología Fil: Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Britez, Jesica Daiana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Britez, Jesica Daiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Britez, Jesica Daiana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Cátedra de Parasitología y Enfermedades Parasitarias; Argentina Fil: Pisón-Martínez, María Luz. 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| spellingShingle | Family Farming Coccidiosis Eimeria Animal Welfare Agroecology Lactic Acid Bacteria Productivity Poultry Chickens Agricultura Familiar Bienestar Animal Agroecología Bacteria Acidoláctica Productividad Aves de Corral Pollo Pollo Campero INTA Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa Britez, Jesica Daiana Pisón-Martínez, María Luz Delgado, Fernando Oscar Balbiani, Facundo Berardo, Cecilia Carolina Gramaglia, Cesar Ivan Cuba, Facundo Poklepovich Caride, Tomás Javier Moreno, Claudia Elvira Francinelli, Gladys Beatriz Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Arias, Ricardo Martín Schapiro, Javier Hernan Barbano, Pablo Martin Tomazic, Mariela Luján Evaluating good husbandry practices and organic fermented additives for coccidiosis control in a pilot study using slow-growing broilers |
| title | Evaluating good husbandry practices and organic fermented additives for coccidiosis control in a pilot study using slow-growing broilers |
| title_full | Evaluating good husbandry practices and organic fermented additives for coccidiosis control in a pilot study using slow-growing broilers |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating good husbandry practices and organic fermented additives for coccidiosis control in a pilot study using slow-growing broilers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating good husbandry practices and organic fermented additives for coccidiosis control in a pilot study using slow-growing broilers |
| title_short | Evaluating good husbandry practices and organic fermented additives for coccidiosis control in a pilot study using slow-growing broilers |
| title_sort | evaluating good husbandry practices and organic fermented additives for coccidiosis control in a pilot study using slow growing broilers |
| topic | Family Farming Coccidiosis Eimeria Animal Welfare Agroecology Lactic Acid Bacteria Productivity Poultry Chickens Agricultura Familiar Bienestar Animal Agroecología Bacteria Acidoláctica Productividad Aves de Corral Pollo Pollo Campero INTA |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22709 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/12/1752 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15121752 |
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