1Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Nanajee Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur-482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
2Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Nanajee Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur-482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
3Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Nanajee Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur-482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
4College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Nanajee Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur-482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author email id: nayakanju@rediffmail.com
We conducted a study to evaluate the immunomodulatory property of Mentha piperita dry leaf powder in broilers with or without ochratoxin inoculated feed. Day old, 108 broilers were distributed to nine groups in duplicate. Serum was collected on day 15th, 25th and 35th and humoral immunity in broilers towards Newcastle disease was measured using β Haemagglutination Inhibition assay. Significantly lower titre against Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) was observed in broilers receiving ochratoxin, on 15th, 25th and 35th day. Broilers receiving 4 g M. piperita dry leaf powder/kg feed showed highest titre followed by broilers receiving 2 g M. piperita dry leaf powder/kg feed, NDV titre (log 10, 4.364). Significantly (P<0.05) improved haemagglutination inhibition titre was observed in group fed with 4 g M. piperita dry leaf powder/kg feed along with ochratoxin in comparison to broilers fed only ochratoxin.
Broilers, Humoral immunity, Haemagglutination inhibition, Menthapiperita, Ochratoxin, Immune suppressive, Titre, Nephrotoxic
