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The efficiency of natural-ecofriendly clay filters on water purification for improving performance and immunity in broiler chickens.

Essam S Soliman, Rania A Hassan, Doaa S Farid

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Essam S SolimanAnimal, Poultry, and Environmental Hygiene Division, Department of Animal Hygiene, Zoonosis, and Animal Behavior, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Rania A HassanAnimal Production Division, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Doaa S FaridDepartment of Environmental Protection, Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences, Arish University, Arish, Egypt.
Arish University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Innovative water treatments and purification processes have become a point of interest to provide solutions and meet the basic water requirements and demands. Clay plays a key role in environmental protection from pollutants through ion exchange and/or adsorption. Aim: The study evaluated the adsorption and antimicrobial efficiency of clay in purifying polluted water, as well as the influence of clay-purified water on performance, immunity, and microbial counts. Methods: The experimented 280 one-day-old Hubbard broilers were divided into seven groups on a deep litter system. Polluted water (lead nitrate; 500 mg/l, calcium sulfate; 80 mg/l, yeast extract 5%; 5 mg/l, diazinon; 2.5 ml/l, Results: Weight gains, performance indices, water intakes, water/feed intake ratios, live body weights, carcasses weights, edible and immune organs' weights, immunoglobulin G and M, total antioxidant capacity, lactate dehydrogenase, malondialdehyde, and superoxide dismutase revealed highly significant ( Conclusion: Clay filters provided high filtration, adsorption, and antimicrobial efficiency against polluted water, enhanced water quality, and improved performance and immunity in broiler chickens.

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ChickensWater PurificationAnimalsClayClayAntimicrobialBroiler chickensEnvironmental protectionFiltrationImmunityNatural clay

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PMID34722214
PMCPMC8541728
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