The efficiency of grain treatment with natural disinfectants for the prevention of aspergillosis in birds

In the structure of mycosis pathologies of birds, the top place is occupied by aspergillosis. The main pathogenicity factor is Aspergillus spp., which quickly penetrates the lungs' alveoli and causes a pathological process. Because the level of the fodder base contamination with fungi of the ge...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: A. Y. Karasenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv 2022-10-01
Series:Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького: Серія Ветеринарні науки
Subjects:
Online Access:https://nvlvet.com.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/4573
_version_ 1797895061901410304
author A. Y. Karasenko
author_facet A. Y. Karasenko
author_sort A. Y. Karasenko
collection DOAJ
description In the structure of mycosis pathologies of birds, the top place is occupied by aspergillosis. The main pathogenicity factor is Aspergillus spp., which quickly penetrates the lungs' alveoli and causes a pathological process. Because the level of the fodder base contamination with fungi of the genus Aspergillus is quite significant, an essential link in the technological process of growing young poultry is to prevent contamination and increase the economic efficiency of production. The paper examines the effectiveness assessment of grain treatment with natural disinfectants in the framework of aspergillosis prevention in poultry farming. Moreover, the advantages of using natural disinfectants for their use in modern eco-production of animal-origin products are described in the paper. Antifungal properties of infusions of medicinal plants are due primarily to the presence of biologically active substances synthesized by the plant. Black walnut and walnut (leaves and fruits of milk-wax and full ripeness), rosehips (dried fruits and roots), carnation (fruits), calendula (flowers), turmeric, chamomile (flowers) were used as the studied plants for the disinfectants production. The shortcomings of the existing synthetic means used in poultry farming are emphasized separately. In particular, phenolic resins have heterogeneous antifungal activity against fungal spores and are incompatible with some detergents. It was found that there is a significant difference in the number of live birds after 30 days of feeding grain treated with various disinfectants and when feeding grain without prior treatment. Thus, for group 1, which was fed grain treated with an infusion of walnut fruits and leaves, the absence of Aspergillus fumigatus fungi was noted even after 30 days of feed treatment. A similar result was obtained after processing grain with an infusion of black walnut fruits or leaves. In group 2, the control group, a significantly higher degree of withdrawal of young birds caused by aspergillosis was observed. The medicinal plants selected also did not demonstrate satisfactory results in all cases because turmeric infusions from the fruits and roots of rosehips and calendula flowers did not demonstrate a sufficient indicator of effectiveness. On the 20th day after grain processing, Aspergillus fungi were recorded in the samples. Further research on the effect of medicinal plant infusions on the fodder base of various types of poultry is promising because the prevention of aspergillosis is more economically feasible than the treatment of sick young animals.
first_indexed 2024-04-10T07:19:20Z
format Article
id doaj.art-25684c26ca14475ba9b466d278e202d9
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2518-7554
2518-1327
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-10T07:19:20Z
publishDate 2022-10-01
publisher Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv
record_format Article
series Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького: Серія Ветеринарні науки
spelling doaj.art-25684c26ca14475ba9b466d278e202d92023-02-24T13:28:34ZengStepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies LvivНауковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького: Серія Ветеринарні науки2518-75542518-13272022-10-0124107353910.32718/nvlvet107064573The efficiency of grain treatment with natural disinfectants for the prevention of aspergillosis in birdsA. Y. Karasenko0Poltava State Agrarian University, Poltava, UkraineIn the structure of mycosis pathologies of birds, the top place is occupied by aspergillosis. The main pathogenicity factor is Aspergillus spp., which quickly penetrates the lungs' alveoli and causes a pathological process. Because the level of the fodder base contamination with fungi of the genus Aspergillus is quite significant, an essential link in the technological process of growing young poultry is to prevent contamination and increase the economic efficiency of production. The paper examines the effectiveness assessment of grain treatment with natural disinfectants in the framework of aspergillosis prevention in poultry farming. Moreover, the advantages of using natural disinfectants for their use in modern eco-production of animal-origin products are described in the paper. Antifungal properties of infusions of medicinal plants are due primarily to the presence of biologically active substances synthesized by the plant. Black walnut and walnut (leaves and fruits of milk-wax and full ripeness), rosehips (dried fruits and roots), carnation (fruits), calendula (flowers), turmeric, chamomile (flowers) were used as the studied plants for the disinfectants production. The shortcomings of the existing synthetic means used in poultry farming are emphasized separately. In particular, phenolic resins have heterogeneous antifungal activity against fungal spores and are incompatible with some detergents. It was found that there is a significant difference in the number of live birds after 30 days of feeding grain treated with various disinfectants and when feeding grain without prior treatment. Thus, for group 1, which was fed grain treated with an infusion of walnut fruits and leaves, the absence of Aspergillus fumigatus fungi was noted even after 30 days of feed treatment. A similar result was obtained after processing grain with an infusion of black walnut fruits or leaves. In group 2, the control group, a significantly higher degree of withdrawal of young birds caused by aspergillosis was observed. The medicinal plants selected also did not demonstrate satisfactory results in all cases because turmeric infusions from the fruits and roots of rosehips and calendula flowers did not demonstrate a sufficient indicator of effectiveness. On the 20th day after grain processing, Aspergillus fungi were recorded in the samples. Further research on the effect of medicinal plant infusions on the fodder base of various types of poultry is promising because the prevention of aspergillosis is more economically feasible than the treatment of sick young animals.https://nvlvet.com.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/4573aspergillosis of birds, feed disinfectants, plant infusions, fungal spores, natural disinfectants.
spellingShingle A. Y. Karasenko
The efficiency of grain treatment with natural disinfectants for the prevention of aspergillosis in birds
Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького: Серія Ветеринарні науки
aspergillosis of birds, feed disinfectants, plant infusions, fungal spores, natural disinfectants.
title The efficiency of grain treatment with natural disinfectants for the prevention of aspergillosis in birds
title_full The efficiency of grain treatment with natural disinfectants for the prevention of aspergillosis in birds
title_fullStr The efficiency of grain treatment with natural disinfectants for the prevention of aspergillosis in birds
title_full_unstemmed The efficiency of grain treatment with natural disinfectants for the prevention of aspergillosis in birds
title_short The efficiency of grain treatment with natural disinfectants for the prevention of aspergillosis in birds
title_sort efficiency of grain treatment with natural disinfectants for the prevention of aspergillosis in birds
topic aspergillosis of birds, feed disinfectants, plant infusions, fungal spores, natural disinfectants.
url https://nvlvet.com.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/4573
work_keys_str_mv AT aykarasenko theefficiencyofgraintreatmentwithnaturaldisinfectantsforthepreventionofaspergillosisinbirds
AT aykarasenko efficiencyofgraintreatmentwithnaturaldisinfectantsforthepreventionofaspergillosisinbirds