Article: Probiotic supplementation as an alternative to antibiotics in broiler chickens.
Journal of veterinary research
2024 Volume 68, Issue 1, Page(s) 147–154
Abstract: Introduction: The broiler chicken digestive tract microbiome maintains the bird's immunity. Its composition has been shown to be important not only for the immune system but also for the gastrointestinal function and productivity of broiler chickens. If ...
Abstract | Introduction: The broiler chicken digestive tract microbiome maintains the bird's immunity. Its composition has been shown to be important not only for the immune system but also for the gastrointestinal function and productivity of broiler chickens. If the microbiome is populated by supplementation with Material and methods: Four groups of Ross 308 chickens vaccinated on the standard scheme were investigated over 42 days. Group P received probiotics, prebiotics and vitamins; group AO received antibiotics; group P&AO received probiotics, prebiotics, vitamins and antibiotics; and the control group C received none of these. The birds' immunocompetence against common viral poultry pathogens and their immune response to an experimental challenge with a field strain of infectious bronchitis was evaluated by ELISA and production parameters were recorded. Results: Mortality was only observed in the control group and was 10%. All birds from the P, P&AO and AO groups responded to the challenge as would be expected of appropriately immunised chickens. Conclusion: The obtained results indicated that supplementation with synbiotic products and vitamins can enhance broiler chicken immunity and result in better production parameters. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-23 |
Publishing country | Poland |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2855010-9 |
ISSN | 2450-8608 ; 2450-7393 |
ISSN (online) | 2450-8608 |
ISSN | 2450-7393 |
DOI | 10.2478/jvetres-2024-0009 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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