AZOLLA SUPPLEMENTATION AS DIETARY PROTEIN SOURCE ON IMMUNITY AND ANTIOXIDANT STATUS OF VANARAJA CHICKEN
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Authors
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N. SETH
Dept. of Livestock Production and Management
College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry
OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
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C. R. PRADHAN
Dept. of Livestock Production and Management
College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry
OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
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S. K. MISHRA
Dept. of Livestock Production and Management
College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry
OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
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B. CHICHILICHI
Dept. of Livestock Production and Management
College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry
OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
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S. DAS
Dept. of Livestock Production and Management
College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry
OUAT, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The present study was conducted to assess the immunological and antioxidant effect
of fresh Azolla supplementation on Vanaraja chicken. Two hundred fifty six one week-old
birds were distributed into 4 dietary treatments (C1, T1, T2, T3) with 3 replicates each
supplemented with 0, 5, 10 and 15% dietary protein from fresh Azolla, respectively. The
experiment continued up to 10 weeks of age. At the 56th day of age Cutaneous Basophilc
Hypersensitivity (CBH) test as cellular immune response and antibody titre against SRBC as
humoral immunity response were determined. The weight of lymphoid organs, antioxidant
enzyme, and lipid peroxidation activity were determined at 10th week of age. The cellular and
humoral immune response and weight of lymphoid organs exhibited non-significant (P>0.05)
difference between the treatment groups. Erythrocyte catalase activity was significantly
(P<0.05) higher in Azolla supplemented groups compared to the control group where as the
erythrocyte malondialdehyde (lipid peroxidation activity) level between the treated groups did
not show any significant (P>0.05) difference. Liver histopathology revealed absence of any
deleterious effect of Azolla on Vanaraja chickens.
Keywords: Azolla, Vanaraja chicken, cellular immunity, humoral immunity, oxidative stress.
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