Reduction of Clostridium perfringens by feed additive antibiotics in the ceca of chickens infected with Eimeria tenella. 1975

A Arakawa, and O Oe

Two experiments were performed ot investigate the effect of feed additive antibiotics on Clostridium perfringens and Enterobacteriaceae in the ceca of chickens infected with Eimeria tenella. In the first experiment, chickens were continuously fed rations containing thiopeptin, 2 mg./kg.; bacitracin, 20 mg./kg.; penicillin, 12 mg./kg.; or chlortetracycline, 22 mg./kg. One day after antibiotic feed was given, each bird received an oral inoculation of 30,000 E. tenella oocysts. The growth of C. perfringens was stimulated by the infection in unmedicated chickens. Dietary thiopeptin, bacitracin, penicillin, or chlortetracycline suppressed the number of C. perfringens recovered 5 and 7 days after infection. Enterobacteriaceae were increased by the infection, but dietary antibiotics did not reduce the increase. In the second experiment, chickens were given feed containing amprolium plus ethopabate, 125 plus 8 mg./kg., and a combination of the coccidiostat and one of 4 antibiotics: thiopeptin, bacitracin, penicillin, or chlortetracycline. Birds were each given an oral inoculation of 30,000 coccidiostat-resistant E. tenella oocysts. Infection resulted in an increase of C. perfringens in the unmedicated control and the coccidiostat-treated groups. Dietary thiopeptin, bacitracin, penicillin, or chlortetracycline reduced the number of C. perfringens found 5 and 7 days after infection. Counts of Enterobacteriaceae were increased by the infection, but dietary antibiotics did not suppress the increased counts. In both experiments, dietary administration of antibiotics did not reduce gross cecal lesions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010402 Penicillin G Procaine Semisynthetic antibiotic prepared by combining penicillin G with PROCAINE. Benzylpenicillin Procaine,Jenacillin,Procaine Penicillin,G Procaine, Penicillin,Penicillin, Procaine,Procaine, Benzylpenicillin,Procaine, Penicillin G
D010455 Peptides Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are considered to be larger versions of peptides that can form into complex structures such as ENZYMES and RECEPTORS. Peptide,Polypeptide,Polypeptides
D011201 Poultry Diseases Diseases of birds which are raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption and are usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. The concept is differentiated from BIRD DISEASES which is for diseases of birds not considered poultry and usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. Disease, Poultry,Diseases, Poultry,Poultry Disease
D002432 Cecum The blind sac or outpouching area of the LARGE INTESTINE that is below the entrance of the SMALL INTESTINE. It has a worm-like extension, the vermiform APPENDIX. Cecums
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D002751 Chlortetracycline A TETRACYCLINE with a 7-chloro substitution. Aureocyclin,Aureomycin,Aureomycine,Biomycin,Chlorotetracycline,Chlortetracycline Bisulfate,Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride,Chlortetracycline Monohydrochloride,Chlortetracycline Sulfate (1:1),Chlortetracycline Sulfate (2:1),Chlortetracycline, 4-Epimer,Chlortetracycline, Calcium Salt,4-Epimer Chlortetracycline,Bisulfate, Chlortetracycline,Calcium Salt Chlortetracycline,Chlortetracycline, 4 Epimer,Hydrochloride, Chlortetracycline,Monohydrochloride, Chlortetracycline,Salt Chlortetracycline, Calcium
D003016 Clostridium perfringens The most common etiologic agent of GAS GANGRENE. It is differentiable into several distinct types based on the distribution of twelve different toxins. Clostridium welchii
D003048 Coccidiosis Protozoan infection found in animals and man. It is caused by several different genera of COCCIDIA. Besnoitiasis,Besnoitiosis,Besnoitiases,Besnoitioses,Coccidioses
D004755 Enterobacteriaceae A family of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that do not form endospores. Its organisms are distributed worldwide with some being saprophytes and others being plant and animal parasites. Many species are of considerable economic importance due to their pathogenic effects on agriculture and livestock. Coliform Bacilli,Enterobacteria,Ewingella,Leclercia,Paracolobactrum,Sodalis

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