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Indian Journal of Animal Research, volume 50 issue 4 (august 2016) : 493-496

Serum-biochemical profile and immunomodulatory effect of Aegle marmelos, Chelidonium majus and Boerhaavia diffusa homeopathic mother tincture supplementation in guinea fowl

S.L. Gupta*1, J. Palod2, S.K. Singh3
1<p>College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,&nbsp;Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar- 263 145, India.</p>
Cite article:- Gupta*1 S.L., Palod2 J., Singh3 S.K. (2016). Serum-biochemical profile and immunomodulatory effect of Aegle marmelos, Chelidonium majus and Boerhaavia diffusa homeopathic mothertincture supplementation in guinea fowl . Indian Journal of Animal Research. 50(4): 493-496. doi: 10.18805/ijar.9489.

ABSTRACT

An experiment was undertaken on a total one hundred eighty, guinea fowls (Numida meleagris) of day old age, which were randomly divided into four groups [Control, Bael (Aegle marmelos), Chelidonium (Chelidonium majus) and Punarnava (Boerhaavia diffusa) mother tincture], each group having three replications consisting of fifteen guinea fowls each, for a period of 12 weeks to test their effect on serum biochemical profile and immune response.   Results revealed that inclusion of Bael, Chelidonium and Punarnava decreased serum cholesterol and serum glucose levels with minimum in Bael, however all treatments acted as immunomodulator with best immune enhancement recorded in Chelidonium supplemented group.

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