Eichhornia crassipes from wastes to valuable products in water purification and influence on growth and impregnability in overwhelmed broiler chickens.

Background: The implementation of green technologies is continually gaining attention worldwide and was considered for removing water pollutants and treating municipal water before its disposal.

Aim: Evaluation of the laboratory antimicrobial actions and chelating activities, and the field influence of on performance, biochemical and immunoglobulin concentrations, and intestinal microbiota in overwhelmed broiler chickens.

Methods: We assessed the laboratory antimicrobial actions of 1% suspension against bacterial ( O157: H7 and Typhimurium) and fungal ( and ) microorganisms using a 96-well minimal inhibitory concentration, and the chelating activities of against calcium sulfate and copper sulfate. Also, we designed randomly four equal groups out of 200 1-day-old Ross 308 chicks on a deep litter system. Three groups (G1, G2, and G3) were supplied daily with suspension of 1% from the third day until the end of the experiment, while the fourth group (G4) received non-treated tap water. Broilers of G1-3 were challenged with calcium sulfate (75 mg.l), copper sulfate (200 mg.l), and Typhimurium (1.5 × 10 CFU.ml) polluted water respectively on the 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, 35th days of age. We collected 1,914 samples by the end of the study, these samples included 90 pollutants and 480 microbial mixes, 192 sera, 192 intestinal swabs, and 960 tissues.

Results: treated water reveals highly significant ( < 0.01) improvements in water quality assessments and a highly significant ( < 0.01) increase in dissolved oxygen levels compared to tap water. 1% achieved a 100% adsorption capability for calcium and copper sulfate after 1-hour and 100% bactericidal ( O157: H7 and Typhimurium) and fungicidal ( and ) actions after 1, 2, 2, and 2-hours, respectively. Broilers treated with 1% revealed highly significant ( < 0.01) improvements in performance indices, carcasses characteristics, biochemical and immunological parameters, and highly significant ( < 0.01) decreases of cortisol hormone and bacteriological parameters in all treated broiler groups compared to the control.

Conclusion: 1% reveals a significant improvement in drinking water quality, as well as produces high adsorptive and antimicrobial actions. 1% improved performance traits, carcass quality, and intestinal microbiota in overwhelmed broilers.