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Comparative effects of using prebiotic, probiotic,
synbiotic and acidifier on growth performance,
intestinal microbiology and histomorphology of
broiler chicks

Research Abstract
This study investigated the effects of dietary prebiotics, probiotic, synbiotic and organic acid salt supplementation on broiler growth performance, intestinal microflora, and histomorphology. A total of 300 one-day-old broiler chicks were randomly assigned to 5 different treatments with 3 replicates including 20 birds each. The birds received the same basal diet based on the corn-soybean meal, and additives included in the diet at 0 control, prebiotic (1 g/kg), probiotic (1 g/ kg), synbiotic (1 g/ kg), and acidifier (5 g/ kg). The body weight, weight gain, feed conversion, intestinal morphology and microbiology of birds showed significant (p0.01) improvement with dietary pre, pro, synbiotic and organic acid salt supplementation from 0 to 21d, 22-42 d and from 0-41 d in comparison with the control group. Synbiotic followed by probiotic supplemented groups revealed the highest final body weight, weight gain, better feed conversion and the highest antibody response to Newcastle disease vaccine (NDV) vaccine in comparison with prebiotic and organic acids. Moreover, synbiotic followed by probiotic supplementation significantly improved intestinal morphology and intestinal microbial ecology than prebiotic, organic acids and control groups. In conclusion, we suggest the use of synbiotic followed by probiotic is preferable as efficient growth and health promoters for broilers in comparison with prebiotic and organic acids. Keywords: Prebiotic, Probiotic, Synbiotic, Organic acids, Broilers
Research Authors
Saad I. Al-Sultan, Sherief M. Abdel-Raheem1, Waleed R. El-Ghareeb1,
and Mahmoud H. A. Mohamed
Research Journal
Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research 64(Supplement 2)
Research Pages
S187-195
Research Publisher
Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers >
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
S187-195
Research Website
https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/62006
Research Year
2016