Research Article

Immunomodulatory effects of lector on chicks vaccinated with Mycoplasma gallisipticum inactivated vaccine

Fawzy. R. El Seedy, S.M.Tamam, Hala Sayed Hassan, and Mona Gamal Eldeen mohamed
Department of Bacteriology. Mycology and immunology, Faculty of Vet.Med. Beni suef University.

Abstract

The experiment was designed to investigate the immunomodulating effect of lector 50 on general health and immune response of broiler chicks to Mycoplasma gallisepticum vaccination in commercial broiler chicks. the obtained results reveled significantly higher effects on body weight ,bursal, and thymic index on lector treated group of chickens, while no effects on spleen index. Also significant improvement in total and differential leukocytic count as well as significantly higher antibody titer was detected by ELISA in lector 50 treated groups.

Keywords

Immunomodulatory effects of lector, Mycoplasma gallisipticum inactivated vaccine, chicks