Effects of Kelussia odoratisma in prevention of pulmonary hypertension syndrome in broiler chickens.

Authors
Behnam Ahmadipour
Fariborz Khajali
Hossein Hassanpour
Ebrahim Asadi-Khoshoei
Feridoon Khajali
Abstract
The present study was conducted to evaluate the beneficial effects of Kelussia odoratisma on the wave amplitudes of ECG in Lead II, right ventricular hypertrophy, and the occurrence of broiler pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS). A six-week trial was conducted with 208 five-day-old broiler chickens (Ross 308) in a completely randomized design. Dietary treatments included four levels of 0 (control), 2.5, 5, and 7.5 g/kg of Kelussia odoratisma. Variables tested were wave amplitudes of ECG in Lead II, right ventricular hypertrophy and mortality from PHS. Dietary inclusion of Kelussia odoratisma significantly (P
Keywords
Electerocardiography-Broiler chicken-Kelussia odoratisma-Pulmonary hypertension syndrome.-
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Volume 7, Issue 2
October 2013