Indian Journal of Field Veterinarians (The)
Open Access
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 1

Effect of supplementation of Phyllanthus niruri extracts on immune status of commercial broilers

  • Author:
  • A. Jagadeeswaran, S. Selvasubramanian, D. Chandrasekaran
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 15 to 16

Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal - 637 002

Online published on 19 December, 2013.

Abstract

The present work was carried out to study the influence of supplementation of P.niruri extract on the immune potential in commercial broiler chicken. The results revealed that the supplementation of P. niruri crude and standardized extracts at 1% and 0.1% levels improved the humoral immunity by increasing antibody titres against specific antigen Ranikhet Lasota in broilers. Hepatostimulatory effect of Phyllanthus and the resultant increase in protein synthesis is observed.

Keywords

Immune status, Broilers, Phyllanthus niruri