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Balenović, Mirta; Janječić, Zlatko; Savić, Vladimir; Kasap, Ante; Popović, Maja; Šimpraga, Borka; Sokolović, Marijana; Bedeković, Dalibor; Kiš, Goran; Zglavnik, Tihomir; Špoljarić, Daniel; Krstulović, Fani; Listeš, Irena; Zelenika, Tajana Amšel
Animals, 2024-Apr-11, Volume: 14, Issue: 8Journal Article
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dried L. leaves as a phytogenic mixture added to broiler feed on CD4 and CD8 T lymphocyte subpopulations, Newcastle disease virus (NDV) antibody titres, and the presence of in faecal samples. The study was conducted on 100 male Ross 308 broilers, divided into four groups of 25 broilers, for a 42-day research period. The groups were housed separately in boxes on a litter of softwood shavings and were fed starter mixture from day 1 to day 21 and finisher mixture from day 22 to day 42. Industrial hemp ( ) was grown in the Crkvina area, Croatia (latitude: 45°18'46.8″ N; longitude: 15°31'30″ E). The hemp leaves were manually separated, sun-dried, and ground to a powder. The mixture offered to the control group did not contain cannabis leaves, whereas the three experimental groups received mixtures containing mixed cannabis leaves in a quantity of 10 g/kg, 20 g/kg, or 30 g/kg (E_10, E_20, and E_30, respectively). The mean NDV antibody level was uniform in all study groups until post-vaccination day 14 and increased comparably with time. The percentage of CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes in the peripheral blood subpopulation showed statistically significant differences ( < 0.001) in the E_20 group as compared with the control group and both the E_10 and E_30 groups throughout the study period. As the broiler age increased, the CD4 -to-CD8 ratios also increased and were statistically significant ( < 0.0001) on day 42 in all experimental groups as compared to the control group. Comparing the control group with the experimental groups indicated that the bacterial count was lower in broiler groups having received feed with the addition of 20 g/kg and 30 g/kg leaves. In conclusion, the leaves were found to elicit a favourable immunomodulatory effect on cell-mediated and humoral immune responses in broilers via increased CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte subpopulations and higher CD4 :CD8 cell ratios, thus indicating enhanced immune function capacity. In addition, leaves may have complementary effects on the broiler post-vaccination immune response, increase broilers' resistance to infectious diseases, reduce the effect of stress associated with vaccination, and improve broiler health and welfare.
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