PMID: 2484359Sep 1, 1988Paper

Serum and liver zinc, copper, and iron in chicks infected with Eimeria acervulina or Eimeria tenella

Biological Trace Element Research
M P Richards, P C Augustine

Abstract

Two-wk-old broiler chicks were inoculated via crop intubation with Eimeria acervulina at two doses: 10(5) or 10(6) sporulated oocysts/bird or with Eimeria tenella at a dose of 10(5) sporulated oocysts/bird. Serum and liver samples were collected on days 3 and 6 post-inoculation (PI). There were no significant changes in serum or liver zinc, copper, and iron concentrations in any of the infected groups by 3 d PI. However, on d 6, PI serum protein was significantly reduced in all of the infected groups compared to their pair-fed controls. The chicks infected with E. tenella had significantly reduced serum zinc (1.20 vs 1.77 micrograms/mL) and iron (0.44 vs 1.28 micrograms/mL) concentrations and significantly elevated serum copper (0.28 vs 0.17 micrograms/mL) and ceruloplasmin levels (20.33 vs 11.11 micrograms/mL) compared to their pair-fed counterparts. Those chicks infected with E. acervulina (10(6) oocysts/bird) exhibited significantly reduced serum iron concentration by 6 days PI (0.90 vs 1.14 micrograms/mL). Liver zinc was significantly increased in the chicks infected with E. tenella (349 vs 113 micrograms/g dry liver wt), as was copper (24 vs 19 micrograms/g), whereas liver iron concentration was significantly reduced (172 ...Continue Reading

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