journal of al-qadisiyah for pure science(quarterly)

Abstract

This study was designed to determine the effect of extract watery of Pomegranate
peel(Punica granatum)on broiler infected with Escherichia coli . In this study 100 chicks
which were divided into two groups .The first group (25 chicks) given 5ml of sterile
trypticase soya broth (control group) while the second group(75 chicks) given 5ml of
trypticase soya broth which containing 2×108CFU ⁄ ml of Escherichia coli(infected
group).When the symptoms of infection were appearing extracting watery of Pomegranate
peel was given at the concentrations 50 ,75 ,100 mg ⁄ml.
The results showed a decreased in body weight , food - and water intake after infection
and when we given the extract watery , there was an increase in body weight , food intake and
the health of chicks according to the increased in concentration infused.