TY - JOUR ID - 27372 TI - Effects of turmeric (Curcuma longa) and vitamin E on histopathological lesions induced in bursa of Fabricius of broiler chicks by salinomycin JO - Veterinary Research Forum JA - VRF LA - en SN - 2008-8140 AU - Sayrafi, Reza AU - Mirzakhani, Navideh AU - Mobaseri, Reza AD - Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Amol University of Special Modern Technologies, Amol, Iran AD - Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran AD - DVM Graduated, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 8 IS - 3 SP - 231 EP - 236 KW - Bursa of Fabricius KW - Chick KW - Salinomycin KW - Turmeric KW - Vitamin E DO - N2 - The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effects of the turmeric in comparison to vitamin E on bursal damages induced by salinomycin in broiler chickens. In this study, forty one day-old broiler chicks were randomly divided into four treatment groups: 1- basal diet as control, 2- basal diet plus salinomycin, 3- basal diet plus salinomycin (SLM) and vitamin E (Vit. E) and 4- basal diet plus salinomycin and turmeric powder. The chicks were treated for two weeks. At the end of the experiment, the bursal tissues were removed and fixed in 10% formalin solution. Tissue sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin stain for histopathological studies. Light microscopic observations showed that, SLM diminished cortex thickness of bursal tissue, enhanced its medulla zone and caused severe lymphocytic necrosis. In addition, SLM led to fibrosis of interstitium along with sever edema of medulla zone in the bursal tissue of the chicken. Administration of Vit. E and TP significantly inhibited the SLM-induced derangements and comparing the Vit. E and TP showed no significant differences. The results of this study indicated that the turmeric may protect bursa of Fabricius against toxicity induced by salinomycin in chicks. UR - https://vrf.iranjournals.ir/article_27372.html L1 - https://vrf.iranjournals.ir/article_27372_f2589acb4bbca1cda8da8c8a90c381ea.pdf ER -