Effects of black cumin seed (Nigella sativa L.), a probiotic, a prebiotic and a synbiotic on growth performance, immune response and blood characteristics of male broilers

Effect of black cumin seeds on growth performance, nutrient utilization, immunity, gut health and nitrogen excretion in broiler chickens

“…Concentrations of glucose in blood were not affected by BCS but tended to be higher in the AB group compared with BCS groups. This result was consistent with the findings of other studies . The greater concentrations of glucose in the blood of BCS chickens might be due to the high feed intake and digestion of sugar and starch observed in this study.…”

Effects of synbiotic supplementation on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and muscular antioxidant capacity and mineral contents in broilers

“…Synbiotics would beneficially affect the host by improving the survival and persistence of living microbial dietary supplements in the gastrointestinal tract, as well as by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activating the metabolism of one or a limited number of health‐promoting bacteria . In broiler chickens, previous in vivo studies have shown that dietary supplementation with various synbiotics can promote growth rate and feed utilization efficiency, replace antibiotics, stimulate the proliferation of beneficial bacteria but inhibit the colonization of pathogenic bacteria, regulate the immune system, maintain intestinal integrity, and improve the circulating redox homeostasis and nutrient absorption . Additionally, in ovo ‐delivered synbiotics can modulate the central and peripheral lymphatic organ development in broiler chickens .…”

Evaluation of Aloe vera and synbiotic as antibiotic growth promoter substitutions on performance, gut morphology, immune responses and blood constitutes of broiler chickens

“…Synbiotics have been reported to provide different health benefits such as resistance to gut bacterial infection, antibacterial and immunomodulatory activity in broilers (Ghasemi et al . , ). They also help in improving intestinal morphology and nutrient absorption (Awad et al .…”