Control of Clostridium perfringens necrotic enteritis by tannins added to the diet

REDONDO L.; REDONDO E.; DELGADO F.; LASALA L.F.; PEREYRA A.; LASALA L.F.; GARBACCIO S.; CHACANA P.A.; FERNANDEZ MIYAKAWA ME

Congreso; Clostpath 2013; 2013

Clostridium perfringens necrotic enteritis has been controlled through the use of antibiotic feed additives. Banning of antimicrobial growth promoters has been accompanied with increased incidence of necrotic enteritis, which has become economically significant for the broiler industry. Previous works have indicated that selected tannins have in-vitro bacteriostatic, bactericidal and antitoxin activities against C. perfringens, suggesting that tannins could be a potential tool to control related diseases.