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From: Understanding the effects of intramuscular injection and feed withdrawal on Salmonella Typhimurium shedding and gut microbiota in pullets

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Bacterial load quantified using qPCR from faecal samples collected from chickens infected with Salmonella Typhimurium from week 1 to week 8 post infection. Groups INF_ CORT and INF_PBS received intramuscular injection of corticosterone or PBS, while group INF_FW had feed withdrawal which showed a significant (P < 0.0001) increase in Salmonella Typhimurium count at week 8 post infection. Group PC also showed a significant increase (P = 0.0005) in Salmonella Typhimurium count at week 8 post infection. Salmonella Typhimurium was detected using TSR3 gene specific primer pair and the data are presented as log10 CFU ± S.E.M. The data were visualised in GraphPad Prism v.8.0.0. Asterisks (** and ***) show P values at 0.001 and 0.0001 respectively

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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891