El-Speiy, M., Elsawy, M., Sadaka, T., Elkomy, A., Hassan, S. (2022). IMPACT OF BEE VENOM AND OXYTETRACYCLINE ON BLOOD PARAMETERS, ANTIOXIDANT, IMMUNITY STATUS AND BACTERIAL COUNT OF WEANING RABBITS. test, 32(2), 181-199. doi: 10.21608/ejrs.2022.268253
Mohamed El-Speiy; Mohamed Elsawy; Tarek Sadaka; Alaa Elkomy; Saber Hassan. "IMPACT OF BEE VENOM AND OXYTETRACYCLINE ON BLOOD PARAMETERS, ANTIOXIDANT, IMMUNITY STATUS AND BACTERIAL COUNT OF WEANING RABBITS". test, 32, 2, 2022, 181-199. doi: 10.21608/ejrs.2022.268253
El-Speiy, M., Elsawy, M., Sadaka, T., Elkomy, A., Hassan, S. (2022). 'IMPACT OF BEE VENOM AND OXYTETRACYCLINE ON BLOOD PARAMETERS, ANTIOXIDANT, IMMUNITY STATUS AND BACTERIAL COUNT OF WEANING RABBITS', test, 32(2), pp. 181-199. doi: 10.21608/ejrs.2022.268253
El-Speiy, M., Elsawy, M., Sadaka, T., Elkomy, A., Hassan, S. IMPACT OF BEE VENOM AND OXYTETRACYCLINE ON BLOOD PARAMETERS, ANTIOXIDANT, IMMUNITY STATUS AND BACTERIAL COUNT OF WEANING RABBITS. test, 2022; 32(2): 181-199. doi: 10.21608/ejrs.2022.268253

IMPACT OF BEE VENOM AND OXYTETRACYCLINE ON BLOOD PARAMETERS, ANTIOXIDANT, IMMUNITY STATUS AND BACTERIAL COUNT OF WEANING RABBITS

Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science
Volume 32, Issue 2, July 2022, Pages 181-199    PDF (568.79 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejrs.2022.268253
Authors
Mohamed El-Speiy1; Mohamed Elsawy* 2; Tarek Sadaka* 1; Alaa Elkomy* 3; Saber Hassan* 4
1Animal Prod. Res. Instit., Agric. Res. Center, Ministry of Agric., Egypt.
2Rabbit Res. Department, Anim. Prod. Res. Inst., ARC, Ministry of Agric., Egypt.
3Sientific Research City and Technological Applides, Borg El-Arab, Egypt
4Department of Animal and Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Egypt.
Abstract
The present study aimed to compare the effects of bee venom (BV) and Oxytetracycline (OXY) supplementation on blood biochemical analysis, antioxidant, immunity status and bacterial count of weaning rabbits. Sixty Californian male rabbits at 35 days of age with average body weight of 589±90 g were randomly divided into five equal groups (12 for each); 1st group (control) was given water (placebo), 2nd group (OXY; 1g/l water), 3rd, 4th, and 5th groups were received BV at (2, 4 and 8 mg/kg body weigh/day, respectively). Results indicated that weaning rabbits treated with OXY and BV had significant increases of total plasma protein (TP) and globulin (Glo) while decreasing AST and ALT, except for OXY group rise of ALT compared to control group. Rabbits treated with OXY or BV had a significantly declined tri-glycerids (TG), total cholesterol (TC) and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL-c), while all treatment records were insignificant for high-density lipoprotein (HDL-c) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-c) compared to control group. Groups treated with BV showed increase of IgG, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX). Group treated with 2 mg BV/kg body weight/day had a decreased total bacterial count (TBC), salmonellae, E. coli, Proteus and Clostridia.
Conclusively, it could be recommended  the use levels of BV (2 mg BV/kg body weight/day) to improve the biochemical, immunological and antioxidative responses and decrease pathogenic bacteria in hindgut of weaning rabbits.
 
Keywords
Antioxidant; bee venom; immunity; oxytetracycline; rabbit
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