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ArticleMetabolites2025

Impacts of Protease Sources on Growth and Carcass Response, Gut Health, Nutrient Digestibility, and Cecal Microbiota Profiles in Broilers Fed Poultry-by-Product-Meal-Based Diets.

Muhammad Shahbaz Zafar, Shafqat Nawaz Qaisrani, Saima, Zafar Hayat, Kashif Nauman

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Muhammad Shahbaz ZafarDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Production & Technology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0009-0009-8760-6956
Shafqat Nawaz QaisraniDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Production & Technology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-9283-6176
SaimaDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Production & Technology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Zafar HayatDepartment of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan.
Kashif NaumanDepartment of Meat Science & Technology, Faculty of Animal Production & Technology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe current study aimed to evaluate the effects of the supplementation of protease sources on growth and carcass response, gut health, nutrient digestibility, and cecal microbiota profiles in broilers fed poultry-by-product-meal (PBM)-containing diets.

methodsIn total, 800 one-day-old mixed-sex broilers (Arbor Acres) were weighed and allocated to one of the four dietary treatments in a completely randomized design, with eight replicates and 25 birds each per replicate. The treatments were as follows: (1) T

resultsProtease supplementation enhanced (

conclusionsthe supplemented alkaline protease resulted in improved growth performance and carcass traits, better gut health, as well as improved ileal digestibility of nutrients, including crude protein (CP) and acid insoluble ash (AIA), with a more balanced cecal microbial composition in broilers.

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amino acids digestibilitybroilergrowth performancegut healthprotease

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