Performance and Some Immunological Parameter Responses of Broiler Chickens to Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Extract Administration in the Drinking Water
Naser Moradi, Shahab Ghazi, Tahereh Amjadian, Hassan Khamisabadi, Mahmood Habibian
Annual Research & Review in Biology · pp. 675–683 · Published 13 Nov 2013
10.9734/ARRB/2014/5277Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Glycyrrhiza glabra root (licorice) extract (LE) administration through drinking water on the performance and some immunological parameters of broiler chickens. A total of 320 onedayold broiler chicks (Cobb 500) according to a completely randomized design were assigned into four treatment groups, namely 0LE, 0.1LE, 0.2LE and 0.3LE because the experimental treatments comprised a control (no inputs) and/or three levels of LE (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 mg/L drinking water). There was not a significant difference in body weight; feed intake and feed conversion ratio among the birds given the control or the LE levels during the experiment (P > .05). Similarly, LE supplementation through drinking water had no significant (P > .05) effect on immunological parameters including antibody titers against Newcastle disease and Influenza viruses, heterophil and lymphocyte percentages and heterophil to lymphocyte (H/L) ratio as well as liver and lymphoid organ (bursa of Fabricius, thymus and spleen) weights.
Cited by 26
A. Rashad, Ismail E. Ismail, E. Ashour · Journal of Applied Poultry Research · 2025
M. Kairalla, Mohamed Idris Alshelmani · Archives of Veterinary Medicine · 2025
G. V., D. Sharma, C. Deo · Heliyon · 2024
Marwa I. Abdel Haleem, Mohamed M. S. Gaballa, A. El‑Far · Veterinary research communications · 2024
Enas M A Toson, Maha Abd El Latif, Abdelhameed S A Mohamed · Animal · 2022
Ibrahim A. Shehu, Aparna Datta · Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2022
Magda I. Abo-Samaha, Y. Alghamdi, Set A. El-Shobokshy · Life · 2022
M. Hanafy · Egyptian Poultry Science Journal · 2022
F. Reda, A. Attia, M. Alagawany · Journal of Animal and Poultry Production · 2022
D. Bisht, Mohmmad Rashid, Rajeshwar kamal kant Arya · Phytomedicine Plus · 2021
Related research
- Commensals and Foodborne Pathogens can Arbitrate Epithelial-carcinogenesis — shares topic coverage
- Studying the Immune Profile and Susceptibility to Microbial Infections in Obese Adults — shares topic coverage
- Co-infections; Their Role in HIV Acquisition and Disease Progression — shares topic coverage
- Probiotics as Potential Therapeutics for Managing COVID-19: Mechanisms and Implications — shares topic coverage
- Cellular and Humoral Immune Response in Vertically Transmitted Salmonella isolates in Broiler Chickens: A Case Study of Ogun, Oyo and Lagos States, Nigeria — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
0
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
26
Citations
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
No views recorded yet.
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
No traffic recorded yet.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.