TY - SER AU - EL-Meneisy,A.A. AU - Nasr,E.A. AU - Kamal,O.E. TI - Effect of a mycobacterium extract as an immunomodulator with necrotic enteritis gel vaccine in chicken KW - Mycobacterium KW - Chickens KW - Vaccines KW - Necrotic enteritis KW - Vaccination N1 - Includes references N2 - This study was carried out to assessment the immune response of broiler chickens orally administered Mycobacterium phlei extract as a non-specific immunomodulator prior to vaccination wilh necrotic enteritis Alhydrogel vaccine. The obtained results cleared that chickens administered M phlei extract and vaccinated wilh necrotic enteritis vaccine showed an enhancement in their humoral immune response expressed in a higher alpha antitoxin titers (4 IU/ml ) by using serum neutralization test , as well as, an enhancement in their cellular immune response at a higher stimulation index of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) by using lymphocytes proliferation test more than those chickens received necrotic enteritis gel vaccine only UR - http://nile.enal.sci.eg/EALE/2011/VMJ/5911/3/99.pdf ER -