Dietary supplementation of Bacillus-based probiotics on the growth performance, gut morphology, intestinal microbiota and immune response in low biosecurity broiler chickens

Autor: Mohammad Arif, Md. Akteruzzaman, Tuhin-Al-Ferdous, Sk Shaheenur Islam, Bidhan Chandra Das, Mahbubul Pratik Siddique, S. M. Lutful Kabir
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Veterinary and Animal Science, Vol 14, Iss , Pp 100216- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2451-943X
DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2021.100216
Popis: A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of Bacillus-based probiotics on growth performance, intestinal histo-morphology, gut microbial population and immune response in broilers. A total of 2000 Hubbard Classic day-old chicks were randomly enrolled in four experimental groups and 4 replicates of 500 birds in each group, and reared for 35 days under a low- level of biosecurity measures. The trial groups were assigned treatment-1 (T1): basal diet(control), treatment-2 (T2): basal diet plus Bacillus licheniformis (DSM17236), treatment-3 (T3): basal diet plus Bacillus subtilis (PB6), and treatment-4 (T4) basal diet plus 4% Flavomycin. All four groups were fed with maize-soybean based prepared feeds (starter, grower and finisher). Dietary inclusion of B. licheniformis significantly improved body weight gain and lessened FCR in T2 compared to other groups (p
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