Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1974 · 88 citations · 0 references
AgricultureNutritional SciencesPoultry SciencePoultry ImmunologyPoultry MedicinePoultry NutritionPoultry Disease PreventionPoultry Infectious DiseasesPoultry PrebioticsAntibody Titer AnalysisAntibody Titer KineticsChick RearingDietary Supplementation EffectsEscherichia ColiEscherichia Coli Infection PreventionVitamin E ProtectionVitamin E Supplementation
Dietary supplementation of 150–300 mg vitamin E (dl-α-tocopheryl acetate)/kg gave increased protection against a relatively moderate (25–30% mortality) E. coli infection. A correlative 2-3-fold increase in log2 antibody titer against the E. coli indicates that increased chick survival was in part immunologic.