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
Abstract Background With 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 antibio...
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| author | Fatemeh khalilnia Majid Mottaghitalab Maziar Mohiti Ramin Seighalani |
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| description | Abstract Background With 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. Objective Present study aimed to compare Spirulina platensis microalgae in combination with a native probiotic as an alternative to antibiotics. Methods 336 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. Results No significant difference was appeared in the pH of thigh and breast meat (p > 0.05). Supplementation of diets with SP0.3 revealed better villi height, villi length to crypt depth ratio and villi surface. With significant difference (p < 0.05), the highest and lowest colonies of Lactobacillus and E. coli were recorded for PR0.5SP0.3 treatments. Conclusions Supplementation 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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| spelling | doaj.art-0eaa95478da3430b95061b7b8e5f1b802023-07-20T08:09:46ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine and Science2053-10952023-07-01941666167410.1002/vms3.1154Effects of dietary supplementation of probiotic and Spirulina platensis microalgae powder on growth performance immune response, carcass characteristics, gastrointestinal microflora and meat quality in broilers chickFatemeh khalilnia0Majid Mottaghitalab1Maziar Mohiti2Ramin Seighalani3Department of Animal SciencesFaculty of AgricultureUniversity of Guilan, RashtGuilanIranDepartment of Animal SciencesFaculty of AgricultureUniversity of Guilan, RashtGuilanIranDepartment of Animal SciencesFaculty of AgricultureUniversity of Guilan, RashtGuilanIranAnimal Biotechnology Research Institute Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Alborz Karaj IranAbstract Background With 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. Objective Present study aimed to compare Spirulina platensis microalgae in combination with a native probiotic as an alternative to antibiotics. Methods 336 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. Results No significant difference was appeared in the pH of thigh and breast meat (p > 0.05). Supplementation of diets with SP0.3 revealed better villi height, villi length to crypt depth ratio and villi surface. With significant difference (p < 0.05), the highest and lowest colonies of Lactobacillus and E. coli were recorded for PR0.5SP0.3 treatments. Conclusions Supplementation 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.https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1154broilerscarcass characteristicsimmune responseprobioticSpirulina platensis |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh khalilnia Majid Mottaghitalab Maziar Mohiti Ramin Seighalani 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 broilers carcass characteristics immune response probiotic Spirulina platensis |
| title | 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 |
| title_full | 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 |
| title_fullStr | 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 |
| title_full_unstemmed | 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 |
| title_short | 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 |
| title_sort | 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 |
| topic | broilers carcass characteristics immune response probiotic Spirulina platensis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1154 |
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