Effects of dietary Bacillus subtilis and inulin supplementation on performance, eggshell quality, intestinal morphology and microflora composition of laying hens in the late phase of production

Abdelqader, Anas; Al-Fataftah, Abdur-Rahman; Daş, Gürbüz

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.11.003

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“…Yildiz et al (2006) reported no effect of dried Jerusalem artichoke as source of inulin added to the diet of hen on performance and intake. This observation also coincides with the reported findings of Świątkiewicz et al (2010), Abdelqader et al (2013), and Sritiawthai et al (2013), who found no significant effect of the addition of chicory inulin on the hen productivity. Nevertheless, Hanafy (2010) reported an improvement in egg weight and productivity of laying hens with the use of inulin in the feed.…”

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Quail Egg Yield and Quality of theCoturnix CoturnixResponse to the Addition Level of Agave Inulin to the Drinking Water

Mora

Orozco-Hernandez

Ruíz-García

et al. 2014

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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To assess the effect of agave inulin addition to drinking water, one hundred (65 days old) Coturnix coturnix japonica hens were divided randomly into four groups with five birds per cage. Twenty five birds were assigned to each of the following treatments: i) control; addition of agave inulin in the drinking water at; ii) 2.0% (w/w), iii) 4.0%; and iv) 6%. The feeding trial lasted for six weeks. Inulin increased (P<0.05) weekly egg production by 13.35% and 10.73%, respectively as compared to the control. Feed consumption was reduced as the agave inulin in the water increased (P<0.05), but the water intake augmented (P<0.05). Circulating glucose averaged 193.29 mg/mL and was not statistically affected by the agave inulin the addition to the drinking water (P>0.05). The egg weight was similar among treatments (average 12.70 g) and varied slightly with the inulin level (P=0.0537). The egg shell (percentage of the egg) was not influenced by the inulin. But, the calcium concentration in the eggshell of the present trial varied with the level on the agave inulin in the drinking water (P<0.05). The yolk and albumin weight or percentage of the egg were similar among treatments (P>0.05). Then, the agav e inulin addition to the drinking water increases the egg yield of Japanese quails.

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“…Abdelqader et al (2013) using hens found no effect of inulin supplementation to the diet on feed consumption. But, water consumption augmented as the inulin addition to the water increased (63.32, 67.45, 75.21, and 72.45 mL/day with 0, 2, 4, and 6% agave inulin respectively).…”

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Quail Egg Yield and Quality of theCoturnix CoturnixResponse to the Addition Level of Agave Inulin to the Drinking Water

Mora

Orozco-Hernandez

Ruíz-García

et al. 2014

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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“…Although not measured in the above study, this would suggest a lower pH of the ileal digesta. On the other hand, results of recent studies on the effects of using 0.5 g · kg -1 MOS (Khalaji et al, 2011) or 1 g · kg -1 inulin (Abdelqader et al, 2013) in the diets for broilers and laying hens have shown that these supplements significantly lowered the ileal pH or modulated ileal microflora by increasing numbers of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli.…”

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The effects of dietary whey protein concentrate level on performance, selected intestinal tract and blood parameters, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in the liver and breast meat of broiler chickens

Szczurek¹,

Szymczyk²,

Arczewska-Włosek³

et al. 2013

J. Anim. Feed Sci.

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ABSTRACT. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two levels of whey protein concentrate (WPC, 80.35% protein, 5.86% lactose) added to diets and duration of these treatments on growth and slaughter value, haematological parameters involved in immune processes, oxidative status of liver and breast muscle, and selected indices of gut function of broilers. A total of 560 Ross 308 broilers were randomly allocated into 7 groups with 10 replicates of 8 chickens per replicate. The experiment lasted 42 days and was divided into 3 successive feeding phases. The control group was fed basal diets consisted of maize, wheat and soyabean meal (C group). The other 6 groups received, for 7, 21 and 42 days basal diets with 8 or 32 g · kg -1 WPC added at the expense of soyabean meal (WL and WH groups, respectively). On day 42 group WH had a higher lymphocyte percentage (P < 0.05) compared to the control. The long-term (42 days) feeding with higher level of WPC significantly decreased the heterophile/lymphocyte ratio (P < 0.05 vs C). The number of erythrocytes on day 42 and the whole blood glucose on day 21 were significantly increased in WH birds than in controls. The concentration of serum total protein on both WPC levels was greater (P < 0.05) on day 21 compared with the C group. The reduction (P < 0.05) in liver thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and a tendency towards lower TBARS level in breast meat were observed in birds WH when fed for 42 days. Only higher dietary WPC amount provided for 42 days reduced the caecal and small intestinal pH values (P < 0.05 vs C). The ileal digestibility of crude protein was higher (P < 0.01) in birds fed with 32 g WPC during the first 21 days of life, compared to the C and WL treatments. The factorial ANOVA showed that on days 7, 21 and 42 the final body weight gain (BGW) and feed conversion ratio in broilers WL and WH were significantly better than in the C ones. Assessment of orthogonal contrasts revealed significantly higher (P < 0.05) final BWG in the WH broilers, compared to the WL dietary treatment; such effect was not observed in earlier feeding stages. Generally, carcass yield on both WPC dietary levels, and breast muscle percentage on WH treatment, were higher (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively) compare to the C group. In conclusion, WPC added to a conventional diets for growing chickens exerts a growth-promoting action and at a dose of 32 g · kg -1 may induce desirable changes in bird's health and the intestinal tract metabolism. W. Szczurek et al. 343

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“…Balanced intestinal microflora benefit animals by excluding pathogens, promoting the growth of other commensals, improving intestinal barrier integrity and by enhancing intestinal immune system (Burkholder et al, 2008;Ng et al, 2009). Probiotics are beneficial bacteria, used as feed additives to improve intestinal microbial balance, improve gut health, recover intestinal integrity and enhance nutrients absorption (Awad et al, 2009;Knap et al, 2011;Abdelqader et al, 2013a). However, external factors like environmental temperature, probiotic strain, administration level and animal species can influence probiotics functions and viability.…”

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“…To ensure that the diets were well mixed, B. subtilis was accurately weighted and then thoroughly mixed and homogenized with all other minor ingredients (vitamin-mineral premix, methionine and sodium chloride). Prior to their addition to the mixer, the homogenized ingredients were then divided into 4 portions and blended in a small mixer with soybean meal using the quartering technique (Abdelqader et al, 2013a). The resulting mixture was then added to the basal diet and mixed in a vertical mixer for 5 min.…”

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Effects of dietary Bacillus subtilis on heat-stressed broilers performance, intestinal morphology and microflora composition

Al-Fataftah

Abdelqader

2014

Animal Feed Science and Technology

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Effects of dietary Bacillus subtilis and inulin supplementation on performance, eggshell quality, intestinal morphology and microflora composition of laying hens in the late phase of production

Cited by 112 publications

References 36 publications

Quail Egg Yield and Quality of theCoturnix CoturnixResponse to the Addition Level of Agave Inulin to the Drinking Water

Quail Egg Yield and Quality of theCoturnix CoturnixResponse to the Addition Level of Agave Inulin to the Drinking Water

The effects of dietary whey protein concentrate level on performance, selected intestinal tract and blood parameters, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in the liver and breast meat of broiler chickens

Effects of dietary Bacillus subtilis on heat-stressed broilers performance, intestinal morphology and microflora composition

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