EFFECTS OF LOCAL GAMETOCYTE AND LIVACOX VACCINES ON LIVE BODY WEIGHT GAIN AND
LYMPHOID ORGANS IN CHICKENS
M. IRFAN ANWAR, MASOOD AKHTAR AND IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN
Department of Parasitology;
1Department
of Microbiology, University
of Agriculture,
Faisalabad,
Pakistan
Abstract
Organ
to body weight ratio in chickens is considered to be an important parameter to
study the immune status due to any infection or vaccination. The present paper
reports the effects of local gametocyte and Livacox vaccines on live weight
gains and lymphoid organs in chickens. The mean body weight gains in chickens
with local gametocytes vaccine were significantly better (P<0.05) than in
chickens with Livacox vaccine. Higher organ to body weight ratio was recorded in
vaccinated chickens compared to control, although difference was non
significant. Organ to body weight ratio of the lymphoid organs had higher values
in chickens vaccinated with Livacox compared to local gametocyte vaccinated
group, the difference was also found to be non significant. It was concluded
that local gametocyte vaccine significantly increased the body weights of
chickens compared to Livacox and control groups.
Key words:
Gametocyte vaccine, Livacox, chickens, lymphoid organs, body weight.