ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2023
Effects of dietary supplementation of probiotic and Spirulina platensis microalgae powder on growth performance immune response, carcass characteristics, gastrointestinal microflora and meat quality in broilers chick.
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- Effects of plant-based fermented broth on rumen fermentation, gastrointestinal development, and microbial populations in fattening lambs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
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- Effects of dietary supplementation of probiotic and Spirulina platensis microalgae powder on growth performance immune response, carcass characteristics, gastrointestinal microflora and meat quality in broilers chick.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundWith the potential development of human pathogenic bacteria resistant to antibiotics, the use of antibiotics as growth promoter in poultry production was banned in different countries, and it has forced the poultry industry to consider 'Biologically safer' alternatives to antibiotics, among which the probiotics and microalgae can be mentioned.
objectivePresent study aimed to compare Spirulina platensis microalgae in combination with a native probiotic as an alternative to antibiotics.
methods336 male broiler chicks were allotted into 7 treatments and 4 repetitions in a completely randomised design to evaluate chick's performance and immune response to different treatment based on indexes as feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion ratio, humoral immunity, carcass characteristics, thigh and breast pH, intestinal morphology and microbial population. European production efficiency coefficient was also reported.
resultsNo significant difference was appeared in the pH of thigh and breast meat (p > 0.05). Supplementation of diets with SP
conclusionsSupplementation of broilers diets either with probiotic prepared from the microorganism isolated of native birds (1 g/kg) or S. platensis (0.2 g/kg) alone and their combination (0.3 g/kg of S. platensis in combination with 0.5 g/kg of native probiotic) are promising and can be a good alternative to antibiotics, lead to progress of broiler's performance.
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