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Effect of zinc on humoral and cell-mediated immunity of broilers vaccinated against coccidiosis.
Iran J Parasitol
July 2013
Department of Veterinary, University of Applied Science and Technology, Institute of Science Applied Higher Education of Jahad -e- Agriculture, Isfahan, Iran.
Background: The aim of the present study was the comparison of humoral and cell-mediated immunity in broilers fed with different levels of zinc during a coccidiosis challenge.
Methods: One hundred and forty-four one-day-old broiler chicks were used with three dietary zinc (40, 120 and 200 mg/kg). At 14 d of age, all birds were inoculated orally with 5×10(3) sporulated oocysts of E.