Use of prebiotics in rearing broiler chicks

Skvortsova, Lyudmila Nikolaevna

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“…A way of enhancing the efficiency of non-antibiotic feed additives preparation may be the combination of both as a mixture of prebiotic and probiotic in the form of synbiotic. Therefore, synbiotic is used as an alternative supplement to antibiotic for the health of birds to improve the production performance (Erdoğan et al 2010;Sahin et al 2008;Skvortsova 2010). In Japanese quails, synbiotic seemed to be more effective to improve their performance.…”

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Effect of Synbiotic on Intestinal Histomorphometry and Growth Rate in Quails, Experimentally Infected With Field Strain of Salmonella Gallinarum

Khan¹

2023

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This study was planned to investigate the effect of synbiotic on intestinalhistomorphometry and the growth rate of quails experimentally infected with a field strain ofSalmonella gallinarum. Day old Japanese quails (120), with an average body weight of 6.09±1.1 g,were randomly assigned into 4 groups A, B, C, and D. Quails of groups A and B were given synbioticon a daily and weekly basis respectively, along with challenge while group C was negative control andgroup D was the positive control group. A total of 60 organ samples of the intestine were collectedfrom apparently healthy and freshly dead quails respectively to isolate the field strain of Salmonellagallinarum. Bacterial isolation and molecular identification were performed in accordance withlaboratory diagnostic culture techniques and PCR. Results from the current study indicate thatnonantibiotic feed additives such as synbiotics boosted the gut histomorphometric parametersincluding the villus height, villus width, and crypt depth under the challenge of Salmonella gallinarum.There was a significant increase in all these parameters due to synbiotic feeding except for the negativecontrol group which showed the lowest values. On day 21, DD achieved a maximum villus height of636.88 ± 65.93b µm in the duodenal mucosa, whereas, maximum villus width of 182.01 ± 15.40c µmin duodenal mucosa was achieved by group AA. Maximum villus height of 276.89 ± 21.16b µm andcrypt depth of 26.66 ± 1.15a µm in jejunum mucosa were recorded in group AA. Statistical results byusing the technique of one-way ANOVAs indicated that there was a significant increase inmorphmetric parameters of duodenal and jejunum mucosa in the groups fed synbiotic as compared tothe negative control. Hence results illustrate that there is an overall increase in histological parametersof duodenal and jejunum mucosa in the groups fed synbiotic as compared with the negative controlgroup. This study supports the beneficial effects of synbiotic on intestinal health and the growth rate ofJapanese quails by improving FCR.

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Effect of Synbiotic on Intestinal Histomorphometry and Growth Rate in Quails, Experimentally Infected With Field Strain of Salmonella Gallinarum

Khan¹

2023

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“…In the poultry industry, “friendly additives” must be sought to replace the frequent use of vaccinations, drugs, and antibiotics [ 1 ]. Therefore, the use of probiotics, prebiotics, herbal powders, and algal products in poultry diets, to improve growth and reproductive attributes, as well as innate immunity that provides adequate protection to birds, has become popular as an alternative to antibiotics worldwide in recent years [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]. The genus Sargassum is a tropical and sub-tropical brown seaweed, comprising 150 species [ 6 ].…”

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The Effect of Sargassum siliquastrum Supplementation on Growth Performance, Cecal Fermentation, Intestine Histomorphology, and Immune Response of Japanese Quails

Hafsa

Hassan

2022

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This study aimed to investigate the dietary effects of Sargassum siliquastrum on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, cecal fermentation, microbial populations, antioxidant status, immune response, and intestine histomorphology of Japanese quails. A total of 450 Japanese quails, aged 7 days, weighing 27.35 ± 0.23 g, were randomly distributed to three dietary groups in a 42-day feeding experiment. Five replicates were prepared per group, with each replicate consisting of 30 chicks in a cage. The three dietary groups consisted of a basal diet (0% supplementation, which was the control) and diets supplemented with 1% and 2% of S. siliquastrum. The results showed that the S. siliquastrum-supplemented groups and the control group had a similar final body weight (FBW), average body gain (ADG), and average feed intake (ADFI). However, the S. siliquastrum-supplemented groups had a better feed conversion ratio (FCR), as well as a lower mortality rate, compared to the control group. S. siliquastrum supplementation improved the nutrient digestibility of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude proteins (CP), and crude fibers (CF) (p < 0.05). The S. siliquastrum-supplemented groups exhibited the heaviest empty intestine and cecum weights, as well as the longest intestinal and cecal lengths. Furthermore, the total volatile fatty acids (TVFA) and the propionic acid concentrations increased significantly in quails fed S. siliquastrum-supplemented diets (p < 0.05), although the concentration of NH3-N decreased (p < 0.05). The dietary inclusion of S. siliquastrum had a beneficial effect on cecal microbial populations, where the Lactobacillus sp. counts increased, and the E. coli and Clostridium perfringens counts decreased. The histopathological examination of the duodenum confirmed that S. siliquastrum dietary supplementation enhanced the height and width of the villi. Quails fed S. siliquastrum-supplemented diet exhibited the highest total antioxidant capacity, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase activities, but the thiobarbituric acid reactive substance was decreased (p < 0.05). Serum IgA, IgG, and IgM concentrations increased considerably (p < 0.05) in S. siliquastrum-supplemented groups. In conclusion, S. siliquastrum supplementation in the diet of Japanese quail can provide beneficial effects on performance, cecal fermentation, beneficial bacteria populations, and the immune response, and could be considered as an alternative feed additive in poultry production.

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“…It should be noted that modern poultry farming is focused on reducing antibacterial drugs, in connection with which it is especially important to use natural poultry growth stimulants to obtain environmentally friendly products. Such stimulants are vitamins, enzymes, probiotics, prebiotics, phytobiotics [13][14][15].…”

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The effectiveness of enzyme preparations in broiler chicken diets

Reznichenko

Shcherbinin

et al. 2021

BIO Web Conf.

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With the wrong use of antibiotics for agricultural poultry, the effectiveness of their effect on the body is noticeably reduced, since pathogenic and conditionally pathogenic microorganisms become resistant to them for a certain time, i.e., there is a process of “addiction“. Experience shows that enrichment of feed rations with enzyme preparations and vitamins improves the functioning of the stomach and intestines, increases the natural resistance of the body, as a result of which the mortality of poultry decreases, the absorption of feed is significantly increased and their costs per unit of production are reduced. We studied the effect of the new vitamin-enzyme complex Vitaferm on the organism of broilers against the background of the exclusion of antibacterial drugs from the antiepizootic measures scheme and compared its effect with the enzyme preparation Avizim 110. The studies carried out indicate the positive effect of Vitafarm and Avizim 110 on the poultry organism, which is manifested by an increase in average daily poultry gains, an increase in safety, and a decrease in feed costs per unit of production. These changes can be explained by the normalization of the gastrointestinal tract of broiler chickens and increased immunity. Antibiotics suppress the body’s immune system; upset the balance of the intestinal microflora. For the complete or partial exclusion of antibacterial drugs from the scheme of antiepizootic measures, it is proposed to apply to broiler chickens with feed the vitamin-enzyme complex of Vitaferm at the rate of 15.0 g / kg starting from day old for 10 days.

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Use of prebiotics in rearing broiler chicks

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Effect of Synbiotic on Intestinal Histomorphometry and Growth Rate in Quails, Experimentally Infected With Field Strain of Salmonella Gallinarum

Effect of Synbiotic on Intestinal Histomorphometry and Growth Rate in Quails, Experimentally Infected With Field Strain of Salmonella Gallinarum

The Effect of Sargassum siliquastrum Supplementation on Growth Performance, Cecal Fermentation, Intestine Histomorphology, and Immune Response of Japanese Quails

The effectiveness of enzyme preparations in broiler chicken diets

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