ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023
Effects of Phage Cocktail, Probiotics, and Their Combination on Growth Performance and Gut Microbiota of Broiler Chickens.
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- Mechanisms and Application of Bacteriophages in Regulating Intestinal Health of Livestock and Poultry.MicrobiologyOpen · 2026Review
- Probiotics in Poultry: A Comprehensive Review of Mechanisms, Applications, and Future Directions.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Exploring synergistic effect of bacteriophages with probiotics against multidrug resistantJournal of animal science and technology · 2026Article
- Assessing the impact of phage therapy on growth performance, microbiome and phage specific immune response in chickens.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effect of bacteriophages on growth performance and health indicators in broiler chickens in the absence of bacterial challenge - A review.Veterinarni medicina · 2026Review
- Combination of bacteriophage-probiotics alleviates intestinal barrier dysfunction by regulating gut microbiome in a chick model of multidrug-resistant Salmonella infection.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Harnessing probiotics and bacteriophages to fight Salmonella and limit the use of antibiotics in broilers: a study in commercial conditions.Poultry science · 2025Article
- Applications of bacteriophages in precision engineering of the human gut microbiome.Engineering microbiology · 2025Review
- Alternatives to antibiotics for sustainable livestock production in the context of the One Health approach: tackling a common foe.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Effect of In Ovo Supplementation of Slab51 Probiotic Mixture, Associated with Marek's Disease Vaccine, on Growth Performance, Intestinal Morphology andAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- The Profound Influence of Gut Microbiome and Extracellular Vesicles on Animal Health and Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The current state of phage therapy in livestock and companion animals.Journal of animal science and technology · 2024Review
- Efficacy of Different Encapsulation Techniques on the Viability and Stability of Diverse Phage under Simulated Gastric Conditions.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- The Potential of Bacteriophage-Antibiotic Combination Therapy in Treating Infections with Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Phages, which are often used therapeutically, have begun to receive interest as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) for enhancing chicken growth. Another option that has been extensively studied as a growth promoter in chickens is probiotics. To the best of our knowledge, there is currently no study available on the use of phages and probiotics in combination as potential feed additives for broiler chickens. Therefore, this study demonstrated the effects of a phage cocktail, probiotics, and their combination on the growth performance and gut microbiota of broiler chickens. A total of 288 one-day-old male Cobb 500 broilers were randomly allotted to one of six treatments in a completely randomised design. The treatments were (i) C (basal diet (BD) only), (ii) 1ϕ (BD + 0.1% phage cocktail), (iii) 2ϕ (BD + 0.2% phage cocktail), (iv) P (BD + 0.1% probiotic), (v) 1ϕP (BD + 0.1% phage cocktail + 0.1% probiotic), and (vi) 2ϕP (BD + 0.2% phage cocktail + 0.1% probiotic). The 1ϕP treatment had significantly (
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