Effects of dietary probiotic and synbiotic supplementation on broiler growth performance and intestinal histomorphology

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ÇALIK A., EKİM B., BAYRAKTAROĞLU A. G., ERGÜN A., SAÇAKLI P.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.64, sa.3, ss.183-189, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1501/vetfak_0000002797
  • Dergi Adı: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.183-189
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Broiler, intestinal histomorphology, Paenibacillus xylanexedens, performance, probiotic, BACILLUS-SUBTILIS, CECAL MICROFLORA, LACTULOSE SUPPLEMENTATION, NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY, IMMUNE-RESPONSE, CHICKENS, MICROORGANISM, LACTOBACILLUS, ENTEROCOCCUS, MORPHOLOGY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The effects of Paenibacillus xylanexedens, alone or in combination with inulin and lactulose were evaluated on growth performance and intestinal histomorphology of male broilers. A total of 168 one-day-old male broiler chickens were randomly allocated to 4 experimental groups as follows: C, basal diet (control; without supplementation); P, 1x10(9) cfu/kg-feed P. xylanexedens; IN, 1x10(9) cfu/kg-feed P. xylanexedens and 1% inulin; LAC, 1x10(9) cfu/kg-feed P. xylanexedens and 0.5% lactulose. Addition of P. xylanexedens and synbiotics significantly increased broiler body weight gain (P<0.001) and feed conversion ratio (P=0.023) from 1 to 21 day of age. Moreover, a significant increase in body weight gain was observed when birds were fed with synbiotic supplemented diets during the overall experimental period (P=0.013). The addition of probiotic and synbiotics increased (P=0.047) villus height in ileum on day 42. Our results indicate that P. xylanexedens can be used as a probiotic feed additive in broiler diets and can improve broiler performance and intestinal histomorphology.