Effect of Mixed Feed Containing Dextran onSalmonellaColonization in Chicks

Abstract

Effect of mixed feed containing dextran (Dex) on Salmonella Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) colonization was evaluated in chicks. In chicks fed 0.3% Dex after hatching and inoculated orally at 1 week of age cecal bacterial count was significantly lower than control at 7 days postinoculation. In chicks having treated with the competitive exclusion (CE)(0.2ml) at hatching and then with Dex, cecal bacterial count was significantly lower than control at 1 day after oral inoculation at 3 weeks of age.