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Assessment of Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum) as an Additive for the Prevention of Coccidiosis

Jenny Piedad Lozada-Ortiz1, Oscar Patricio Núñez-Torres1 and Jorge Ricardo Guerrero-López1
  • 1 Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Ecuador

Abstract

Nowadays, the use of plants is an alternative for the control and treatment of diseases in the poultry industry. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) as a natural additive for the prevention of coccidiosis in broilers up to 8 weeks of age. For this experiment were used 288 Ross 308 chickens of one day distributed in 4 treatments, 6 repetitions and 12 animals in each group, where the treatment was applied (T1 0.1; T2 0.2; T3 0.3; T0 0%) Chili pepper. A Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was carried out, with an analysis of variance and the Tukey 5% test for the treatments, the variables oocyst count per gram of faeces and various productive parameters were evaluated, Finally, it was demonstrated that the best dose of natural coccidiostat with the best performance both in weight gain and feed conversion was with the dose of 0.3% of chili peper, in addition, with this percentage the amount of Eimeria oocytes was reduced, preserving the intestinal health of the animals. This study contributes to have a better production alternative and competitiveness in the face of the new demands of chicken consumption in the market.

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Volume 17 No. 2, 2022, 97-100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajavsp.2022.97.100

Submitted On: 29 September 2021 Published On: 27 April 2022

How to Cite: Lozada-Ortiz, J. P., Núñez-Torres, O. P. & Guerrero-López, J. R. (2022). Assessment of Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum) as an Additive for the Prevention of Coccidiosis. American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 17(2), 97-100. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajavsp.2022.97.100

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Keywords

  • Broilers
  • Coccidiosis
  • Capsicum Annuum
  • Eimeria Oocytes