Effects of in ovo injection of bacterial peptides and CpG-ODN on Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg infection in specific pathogen-free (SPF) chicks.
Victória Veiga AlvesLetícia Cury Rocha Veloso ArantesDayse Helena Lages da SilvaEric Santos OliveiraJulia Figueiredo de SouzaMailson Teixeira da SilvaMatheus Dias AraújoRodrigo Dias de Oliveira CarvalhoJoão Luís Reis CunhaLeonardo José Camargos LaraRoselene EccoNelson Rodrigo da Silva MartinsPaul Andrew BarrowOliveiro Caetano de Freitas NetoPublished in: Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A (2024)
Peptides + CpG-ODN reduced SH in caeca at the first week post-infection.Administered formulations did not reduce SH-faecal excretion.Levels of intestinal IgA were similar between all groups.CpG-ODN improved some parameters associated with chick intestinal health.