Prebiotic competence of spirulina on the production performance of broiler chickens

Jamil, Aisyah; Akanda, Rashedunnabi; Rahman, Md. Mahfujur; Hossain, Anwar; Islam, Saiful

doi:10.5455/javar.2015.b94

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“…Note that S. platensis in this study contained 34.2% of fibre. Dietary supplementation of S. platensis has been reported to increase the number of erythrocytes and haemoglobin in broiler chicks (Jamil et al, 2015). In contrast, feeding such algae during the whole rearing period resulted in lower values of erythrocytes, haemoglobin and haematocrit of broilers in the current study.…”

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confidence: 52%

“…A number of studies have revealed the consistent benefits of S. platensis on the growth and health performances of broiler chickens (Qureshi et al, 1996;Raju et al, 2004;Kaoud, 2012;Jamil et al, 2015;Shanmugapriya et al, 2015a;Lokapirnasari et al, 2016;Yusuf et al, 2016). Based on these published data, the authors inferred that S. platensis could be an alternative to in-feed antibiotics for broiler chickens.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Jamil et al (2015) showed that feeding 2, 4, or 8 g of S. platensis/kg feed increased and decreased the body weight and feed conversion ratio (FCR) of broiler chickens, respectively. Similar results were reported by Shanmugapriya et al (2015a) when feeding 1% of S. platensis to broiler chicks.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As an alternative to in-feed antibiotics, S. platensis has commonly been administered to broiler diets from day of hatch to slaughter age (Qureshi et al, 1996;Jamil et al, 2015;Bonos et al, 2016). Compared with antibiotics and other broiler feed ingredients, S. platensis is more expensive (Holman & Malau-Aduli, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For food safety reasons and sustainable broiler production, using alternatives to replace in-feed antibiotics for broilers was therefore crucial. Microalgae, for instance Chlorella vulgaris and Spirulina platensis, have recently attracted considerable interest among poultry nutritionists owing to their high nutritional and functional properties, which may be beneficial for broiler chickens (Jamil et al, 2015;Sugiharto & Lauridsen, 2016). With regard to S. platensis in particular, this microalga has high contents of protein, essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and pigments (Beheshtipour et al, 2013;Holman & Malau-Aduli, 2013).…”

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Effect of feeding duration of <i>Spirulina platensis</i> on growth performance, haematological parameters, intestinal microbial population and carcass traits of broiler chicks

Sugiharto¹,

Yudiarti²,

Isroli³

et al. 2018

SA J. An. Sci.

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Spirulina platensis is a good candidate as an in-feed antibiotics substitute for broilers. However, its use seems impractical owing to its high price, especially when being administered throughout the whole rearing period. This study aimed to investigate the effects of feeding duration of S. platensis on growth, haematological parameters, intestinal microbial population, and carcass traits of broiler chicks. A total of 288 one-day-old broiler chicks were randomly allotted to one of four groups, including control (basal diet with 0.04% zinc bacitracin) (CONT) and birds receiving basal diet supplemented with 1% of S. platensis for the first seven days (SP-7), for 21 days (SP-21), and for 35 days (SP-35). In this study, treatments had no significant effect on the growth performance of broilers. The caecum relative weight was significantly higher in SP-35 than in CONT and SP-21 birds. The values of haemoglobin, erythrocytes, and haematocrit were significantly lower in SP-35 than in other birds. Compared with CONT, SP-35 birds had significantly lower numbers of leukocytes, lymphocytes, and a lower number of eosinophils. The numbers of coliform were significantly lower in the ileum of SP-21 than in CONT and SP-7 birds. In the caecum, coliform tended to be lower in SP-21 than in other birds. There was no significant difference in the carcass traits of broilers across the groups. In conclusion, the administration of S. platensis for the first 21 days of broilers' life resulted in similar or even better responses than administration of S. platensis or in-feed antibiotics throughout the rearing period. ______________________________________________________________________________________

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confidence: 52%