A Novel Formulation of Synbiotics Fortified with Phytoactives for Augmentation of Performance, Meat and Litter Quality, Health, Gut Health and Gut Microflora in Broiler Chickens
Bhagwat Vishwanath Gopal,
Santoshkumar Tattimani,
Vibha Kelkar
et al.
Abstract:Background: Antibiotic resistance raised interest in probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics as alternatives for improving gut health in chickens. This feeding trial aims to assess the effectiveness of a synbiotic formulation with phytoactives (SFP). Methods: On the first day of the trial, 160 Cobb 430Y one-day-old chicks were procured from a hatchery and split into groupings: G1, G2, G3 and G4. Each group comprised four replicates of 10 birds. G1 was raised with no antibiotics growth promoter (AGPs) on typical … Show more
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