Awadalla S F
Department of Poultry, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki, Egypt.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1998 Aug;28(2):437-47.
One hundred-sixty one day old Japanese quail-chicks were divided into four groups and kept for 6 weeks. The first group was kept as control. Group 2 received 1 ppm of dietary aflatoxin from day zero of chick life till the end of experiment. Group 3 was inoculated with 5 x 10(4) sporulated oocysts of Eimeria alone. Quail-chicks of group 4 were inoculated with coccidial oocysts orally and received aflatoxin in their rations. The combination of aflatoxin and coccidia produced higher mortality rate, higher faecal scores with increased oocysts output and reproductive potential than those quails received aflatoxin or coccidia alone. Body weight and efficiency of feed utilization decreased in all treated groups. The maximal losses of body gain and efficiency of feed utilization were recorded in quail-chicks infected with Eimeria and received aflatoxin in their ration. The lowest erythrocytic count, hemoglobin values, PCV and leukocytic count were recorded in quails that infected with coccidia and received aflatoxin. The levels of total serum proteins, gamma globulins, calcium and phosphorus were decreased in case of quails infected with coccidia and received dietary aflatoxin. Total bilirubin and GOT activity appeared to be higher in quails infected with Eimeria and received aflatoxin.
161日龄的日本鹌鹑雏鸡被分为四组，并饲养6周。第一组作为对照组。第二组从雏鸡出生第一天到实验结束，在日粮中添加1 ppm的黄曲霉毒素。第三组单独接种5×10⁴个已孢子化的艾美耳球虫卵囊。第四组鹌鹑雏鸡口服接种球虫卵囊，并在日粮中添加黄曲霉毒素。与单独接受黄曲霉毒素或球虫感染的鹌鹑相比，黄曲霉毒素和球虫的联合作用导致更高的死亡率、更高的粪便评分、增加的卵囊排出量和繁殖潜能。所有处理组的体重和饲料利用率均下降。感染艾美耳球虫并在日粮中添加黄曲霉毒素的鹌鹑雏鸡，体重增加和饲料利用率的损失最大。感染球虫并接受黄曲霉毒素的鹌鹑，红细胞计数、血红蛋白值、红细胞压积和白细胞计数最低。感染球虫并接受日粮黄曲霉毒素的鹌鹑，血清总蛋白、γ球蛋白、钙和磷水平降低。感染艾美耳球虫并接受黄曲霉毒素的鹌鹑，总胆红素和谷草转氨酶活性似乎更高。
