Effect of Artemisia absinthium essential oil on antioxidative systems of broiler's liver

Abstract

The effect of Artemisia absinthium essential oil (AAEO) on enzymatic activity of superoxide-dismutase (SOD), glutathione-peroxidase (GSHPx), glutathione-reductase (GR), peroxidase (POD), xantine-oxidase (XOD) and non-enzymatic (content of lipid peroxides (LPx) and gluthathione (GSH)) antioxidative status of broilers infected with mixture of oocysts of Eimeria tenella, Eimeria mitis and Eimeria necatrix in comparison to coccidiostat salinomycin was investigated. The in vivo investigation were carried out on 120 Arbor acres broilers of both sexes. Broilers were randomly distributed into four groups. Group A was uninfected and untreated; group B was infected and was kept untreated; group C preventively received coccidiostatic salinomycin in quantity of 60 mg/kg of feed and was inoculated with coccidia species at 21 st day-of-age and group D received in feed AAEO in quantity of 3 g/kg and was infected with Eimeria oocysts at 21 st day-of-age. Livers were collected for the subsequent evaluation of antioxidative status. It was concluded that AAEO added in feed for broilers prevented the development of coccidia oocysts and therefore it can be used as prophylactic feed additive.

Potential of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) as a feed supplement in rabbit diet: effect on controlling rabbit coccidiosis, antioxidative systems and growth performance

“…Moreover, medical herbs are widely being used in different studies to treat cases of parasitism in ruminants, and enviable success has been achieved in this direction against a variety of parasites. Positive results concerning oocyst reduction were recorded in the research of KOSTADINOVIĆ et al (2014), who reported a significant decrease in the fecal oocyst count obtained from chickens which were preventively treated with wormwood in a concentration of 3 g/kg, and subsequently infected with Eimeria spp. In research by the same authors, the reduction of the fecal oocyst count in broiler chickens fed with the addition of wormwood was about 20% compared to the positive control.…”

Antimikrobna učinkovitost ljekovitog bilja i njihov utjecaj na kvalitetu sireva

“…Botanicals are commonly used as a topical antiseptic and antibacterial because of its distinguishing antimicrobial features. They reduce inflammation and may be effective in fungal infection treatments (Kostadinović et al, 2016).…”

“…Many plants are used as natural preservatives and medicinal plants, herbs, species and essential oils are the most widely used (Kostadinović et al, 2016;Puvača et al, 2016;Popović et al, 2018). Moreover, the natural preservatives are often used in animal's diet.…”

Evaluation of total sialic acid, paraoxonase activity and malondialdehyde in cows with subclinical paratuberculosis

“…Determination of total sialic acid (TSA) is indicated to be a valuable marker for the diagnosis and prognosis of inflammatory diseases (Uzlu et al, 2010;Deveci et al, 2017). As a response to an inflammatory stimulus, free radicals or reactive oxygen species (ROS) are released from dendritic cells, neutrophils, and macrophages (Kostadinović et al, 2016).The produced ROS should be sustained in balance with the antioxidant system in the cell. An increase in ROS levels in cells can cause oxidative stress, which has an important role in the pathophysiology of diseases (Kara et al, 2016;Kükürt et al, 2020;Kostadinović and Lević, 2018. Paraoxonase enzyme activity (PON1)is an antioxidant enzyme found in the serum, liver, kidney, and intestine (Kuru et al, 2020).…”