Gut microbial population as affected by probiotic (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) inclusion in broiler chicken diet
| Autor: | A. O. Iyiola-Tunji, T. S. Olugbemi, R.W. Bitiyong, B. M. Shehu, A. Yunusa, W. Buba |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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education.field_of_study
digestive oral and skin physiology Population Broiler Ileum Biology biology.organism_classification digestive system law.invention Jejunum Caecum chemistry.chemical_compound Probiotic medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry law medicine Food science Lactose Digestion education |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Animal Production. 45:150-155 |
| ISSN: | 0331-2062 |
| DOI: | 10.51791/njap.v45i1.337 |
| Popis: | The gut of the chicken is a fundamental organ which plays an important role in digestion and host defence. In this study, the gut microbial population as affected by probiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) inclusion in broiler chicken diet was investigated. A total of 255 broiler chicks (White Ross breed) were used for this study. The chicks were allocated to five treatment groups in a completely randomized design with each treatment having three replicates of 17 birds each. The experimental diets (T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5) were formulated with varying levels of inclusion of probiotic (SC) T1 served as the control while T2, T3, T4 and T5 had 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0% level of inclusion of probiotic (SC), respectively. The parameters taken were the gut content from the jejunum, ileum and caecum which were collected by dissecting the segments. The gut content was then placed in a plane sterile tube and taken to the laboratory for microbial count of Lactose fermenting bacteria (LFB) and non-lactose fermenting bacteria (NLFB). The results from the study showed that there was significant(P |
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