Abstract
A study was conducted to determine the response of turkey poults to levels of Alphamune G (0.00+, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06 and 0.00 %-) when challenged with Escherichia coli orally for 7 days. The levels were the treatments; 0.00%+ , Alphamune G at 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06% and 0.00%-. Each treatment was allotted 3 replicates of 6 poults. The experiment which was conducted for 56 days employed a completely randomized design. E. coli was isolated from the intestinal digesta of a colisepticaemic chicken. 108 turkey poults were used in this study. Poults were infected with E. coli for 7 days through the drinking water. The cumulative weight, Feed intake and weight gain were highest for turkey poults fed 0.06% Alphamune G. The birds given the negative treatment (0.00 %-) had relatively poor performance compared to the other treatments. The specific enzymes studied were significantly affected (p 0.05) influenced by the treatments. Haematological indices such as WBC and specific differential counts (lymphocytes and neutrophils) were affected significantly (P<0.05) by supplemental levels of Alphamune G. The Inclusion of Alphamune G at 0.06% in the diets improved performance of turkey poults when challenged with Escherichia coli. Keywords : Escherichia coli, Alphamune G, Poults, treatments, enzymes
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