The effect of the concurrent use of marbofloxacin and jojoba oil in quails [electronic resource].

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Three hundred and twenty (320) one-day old quail chicks were used to study the effect of the concurrent use of marhofloxacin (a third generation member of quinolones) and jojoba oil (a vegetable oil from Seeds of Simmondesis chinesis plant) In quails either infected with E.coli O78 or non-infected. The concurrent use of marbofloxacin and jojoba oil showed marked Improvement especially in infected groups represented in lower mortality rate, higher protection rate, Significant increases In body weight and weight gain after 1 week of jojoba supplementation and persisted to 6 weeks m addition to The Significant changes in AST, total proteins, albumin, globulins, uric acid, and total cholesterol. In vitro study, showed a low MIC (0.0048μg/ml) and MBC (0.039μg/ml) of rnarbofloxacin, a high sensitivity of E.coli O78 to marbofloxacin and jojoba oil with wide inhibition zones (34mm, and 2mm respectively).

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