Effects ofTrichodermafermented wheat bran on growth performance, intestinal morphology and histological findings in broiler chickens

Abstract

This experiment investigated the effects of wheat bran fermented with Trichoderma pseudokoningii (FWB) on growth performance, intestinal morphology and the incidence of non-specific pathological lesions in broilers. In vitro experimental results showed that cellulase and xylananse activity of fermented wheat bran reached its peak at day 4 and solid-state fermentation (SSF) enhanced the reducing sugar content. In addition, the possibility of Trichoderma adhering to the broiler's crop epitheliums was also discovered. A total of 180 day-old Ross 308 male broilers were randomly distributed into one of the three dietary groups until 35 d of age: basal diet (control), 10% of basal diet replaced with wheat bran (10% WB) or 10% of diet replaced with fermented wheat bran (10% FWB). Results showed that 10% FWB group had lower feed consumption than the others, but improved feed conversion ratio (FCR) for starter phase (1 to 21 d) when compared to the control group. Furthermore, 10% FWB group had significantly increased villus height and villus height/crypt depth ratio in the ileum compared to the control group. Coliform bacteria count in the ileum was lower in the 10% WB group than the control, however, there were no differences between the 10% WB and 10% FWB treatment groups in the C. perfringens count. There were no morphological changes or incidences of non-specific pathological lesions in the 10% FWB group. These results suggested that replacing 10% of a basal diet with fermented wheat bran could not only improve growth performance but also provide optimal intestinal morphology in broilers.

Effect of feeding of 5% prefermented cereal-based bioproduct enriched with γ-linolenic acid on production indicators, chemical composition, fatty acid profile and lipid oxidation of broiler meat

“…Similar positive effect on growth parameters of broilers was recorded in the study performed by Chu et al (2017) after feeding with fermented wheat bran. The wheat brans were fermented by Trichoderma pseudokoningii.…”

Assessment of The Performance of Chicks Fed with Wheat Bran Solid Fermented by Trichoderma longibrachiatum (SF1)

“…These results were in accordance with Yi et al (2016) who revealed that, the number of coliform bacteria was decreased in the ilea and caeca of ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF CHICKS FED WITH WHEAT BRAN broilers supplemented with 10% fermented wheat bran (FWB) with Trichoderma pseudokonngii compared to the control group. Lactobacilli count at the 35 th day of age was significantly increased to 8.71 log CFU/g cecum content in birds fed with wheat bran solid fermented by Trichoderma longibrachiatum (SF1), compared to diet with no wheat bran (control 1) and diet with 10% unfermented WB (control 2) which recorded 8.17 and 8.43 log CFU/g cecum content respectively, ( Table 9).…”

“…Accordingly, production efficiency factor was highly increased by fermentation of wheat bran and using fermented substrate in broiler feed resulted 196 production efficiency factor compared to 106.5 in control 1 and 161.6 in control 2 as presented in Table 8. Yi et al (2016) suggested that replacing 10% of a basal diet with fermented wheat bran (FWB) by Trichoderma pseudokoningii could not only improve growth performance and nutrient contents but also had economical benefits. This was in agreement with the present study which showed high economical efficiency and production efficiency factor of fermented wheat bran compared to control groups.…”

“…However, few studies have reported on the addition of Trichoderma fermented wheat bran to the broiler diet, Yi et al (2016) found that 10% fermented wheat bran (FWB) group had lower feed consumption than the other groups but improved feed conversion ratio in the 10% FWB group compared to the control. These results indicated that, fungi excreted exogenous enzymes after solid-state fermentation, it broke down ligno-cellulolytic bonds to increase the amount of soluble carbohydrates.…”

“…Adeola and Bedford (2004) used either high or low-viscosity wheat and reported a depression in duck growth, especially in high-viscosity wheat. An amelioration of the growth depression, as well as improvement in feed conversion when xylanase from Trichoderma longibrachiatum was added to the diet.However, few studies have reported on the addition of Trichoderma fermented wheat bran to the broiler diet, Yi et al (2016) found that 10% fermented wheat bran (FWB) group had lower feed consumption than the other groups but improved feed conversion ratio in the 10% FWB group compared to the control. These results indicated that, fungi excreted exogenous enzymes after solid-state fermentation, it broke down ligno-cellulolytic bonds to increase the amount of soluble carbohydrates.…”