Effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on some blood parameters and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on serum cholesterol and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks. One hundred and fifty six 1-day old Ross 308 broiler chicks of both sexes were used for 42 days. The chicks were randomly allocated to 12 pen...

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Main Authors: Amir Attar, Farid Firouzbakhsh, Hadi Sayyahzadeh, Mansour Rezaei, Mahalam Ghiyasi
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/378
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author Amir Attar
Farid Firouzbakhsh
Hadi Sayyahzadeh
Mansour Rezaei
Mahalam Ghiyasi
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Farid Firouzbakhsh
Hadi Sayyahzadeh
Mansour Rezaei
Mahalam Ghiyasi
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description This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on serum cholesterol and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks. One hundred and fifty six 1-day old Ross 308 broiler chicks of both sexes were used for 42 days. The chicks were randomly allocated to 12 pens containing 13 chicks each with 3 replicates and assigned to receive one of the 4 dietary treatments of 2 levels of protein (low and high) and 2 levels of prebiotic (0 and 0.2%) in a completely randomised design with factorial arrangement. There were no significant differences in serum HDL and LDL levels among treatments. Significant differences were observed in serum cholesterol and intestinal microflora between the high protein diet without prebiotic and the low protein diet containing prebiotic (P<0.05). The results of the present experiment showed that the addition of prebiotic to broiler diets containing 90% of the NRC protein recommendation significantly affects serum cholesterol and intestinal microflora of broiler chicks (P<0.05).
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spelling doaj.art-2cb0533dc75849e6984abdbf21277d7e2022-12-22T00:46:28ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2010-01-017331332010.4081/ijas.2008.313Effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on some blood parameters and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicksAmir AttarFarid FirouzbakhshHadi SayyahzadehMansour RezaeiMahalam GhiyasiThis study was conducted to evaluate the effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on serum cholesterol and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks. One hundred and fifty six 1-day old Ross 308 broiler chicks of both sexes were used for 42 days. The chicks were randomly allocated to 12 pens containing 13 chicks each with 3 replicates and assigned to receive one of the 4 dietary treatments of 2 levels of protein (low and high) and 2 levels of prebiotic (0 and 0.2%) in a completely randomised design with factorial arrangement. There were no significant differences in serum HDL and LDL levels among treatments. Significant differences were observed in serum cholesterol and intestinal microflora between the high protein diet without prebiotic and the low protein diet containing prebiotic (P<0.05). The results of the present experiment showed that the addition of prebiotic to broiler diets containing 90% of the NRC protein recommendation significantly affects serum cholesterol and intestinal microflora of broiler chicks (P<0.05).http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/378Prebiotic, Low protein diet, Intestinal microbiota, Broiler chicks.
spellingShingle Amir Attar
Farid Firouzbakhsh
Hadi Sayyahzadeh
Mansour Rezaei
Mahalam Ghiyasi
Effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on some blood parameters and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks
Italian Journal of Animal Science
Prebiotic, Low protein diet, Intestinal microbiota, Broiler chicks.
title Effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on some blood parameters and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks
title_full Effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on some blood parameters and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks
title_fullStr Effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on some blood parameters and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks
title_full_unstemmed Effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on some blood parameters and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks
title_short Effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on some blood parameters and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks
title_sort effects of prebiotic fermacto in low protein diet on some blood parameters and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks
topic Prebiotic, Low protein diet, Intestinal microbiota, Broiler chicks.
url http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/378
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