GARLIC AS A NATURAL ANTICOCCIDIAL AND ANTIOXIDANT: EFFECTS ON PERFORMANCE, GUT HEALTH, AND IMMUNITY IN BROILERS

Coccidiosis caused by Eimeria spp.causes significant economic losses in poultry.This study evaluated the anticoccidial and antioxidant effects of dietary garlic in broilers challenged with coccidiosis, as well as its impacts on gut health, performance, blood parameters, and immunity.A total of 375 Ross 308 broilers were divided into five groups: two received garlic treatments Tg1 (liquid garlic with 7% allicin) and Tg2 (garlic powder); one received a synthetic anticoccidial (T+ve: sulphonamide + diaveridine HCl); and two served as controls (T-ve1: infected, T-ve2: non-infected).Birds were infected on day 14; treatments began on day 12, garlic supplementation significantly reduced fecal oocyst shedding (P