“…The better performance may be associated with the stimulus to the intestinal mucosa provided by the enzyme, since it reduces intestinal viscosity, allowing for higher nutrient absorption, consequently favoring higher weight gain. These results corroborate those obtained by ZOU et al (2006) and ALBINO et al (2006), CARAMORI JR et al (2008) and GODOI et al (2008), who tested antibiotics and MOS-based prebiotics in broiler diets and saw an improvement in the broilers' weight gain. On the other hand, ESONU et al (2004), while assessing diets with and without added cellulase enzyme, did not see an improvement in the birds' fi nal weight or feed conversion ratio.…”