Aim: This study aimed to examine the effect of dietary Spirogyra jaoensis in starter feed on growth performance, pectoralis muscle (PM) growth, and small intestine morphology of broiler chickens. Materials and Methods: One hundred twenty one-day-old Cobb-500 broilers (body weight 46±2.6 g) were divided into four equal groups with 3 replicates in each group and given basal feed supplemented with dried S. jaoensis at doses of 0%, 0.5%, 1%, or 2%. The treatment was carried out until the chickens were 18 days old to examine growth of broiler chicks at starter period (8-21 days old). Results: Supplementation with S. jaoensis at doses of 0.5% and 1% resulted in increased weight and improved feed conversion ratio compared to the control group. At the end of treatment, chickens fed with 0.5% and 1% S. jaoensis weighed 428.3±47.8 g and 426.9±31.8 g, respectively, and were significantly heavier than the control group (373.1±44.1 g). Furthermore, parameters related to PM growth and small intestine morphology of chickens supplemented with 0.5% S. jaoensis in basal feed were improved compared to the control group. Conclusion: The results of this research indicate that S. jaoensis at a dose of 0.5% improves growth performance, PM growth, and small intestine morphology in broiler chickens. Keywords: broiler chicken, feed supplement, pectoralis muscle growth, small intestine, Spirogyra jaoensis.
Growth media are essential in mycological studies. Currently, laboratories are using ready-to-use media which are commercially available. However, the prices of such media are high and are a burden on low-funded laboratories. Mung bean sprout (tauge) has been used as a cheap alternative growth medium since 1974, but study comparing performance of the medium with its commercial counterparts has not been reported. This study was done to compare the performances of tauge extract with commercial Potato Extract and Yeast Extract for growing yeast and filamentous fungi. We also endeavoured to optimise the composition of the alternative media by statistical analysis. The results show that the tauge extract medium gave a significantly higher growth rate of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and a significantly lower growth rate of Kluyveromyces marxianus compared to the commercial media. On the other hand, the growth rates of Aspergillus oryzae and Trichoderma viride on all media are not significantly different. The optimum composition of tauge extract media for S. cerevisiae are 9.6 and 6.8 % (w/v) of tauge and sugar, respectively. For A. oryzae, maximum growth is predicted when the medium contains 11.2 and 7.4 % (w/v) of tauge and sugar, respectively.
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