DIETARY PROBIOTIC Lactobacillus plantarum L-211 FOR FARM ANIMALS. I. THE ADDITIVE FOR BROILER CHICKS (Gallus gallus L.)

Intestinal digestion in poultry compared to other animal species with a diverse diet

“…The intestines of farm animals and poultry play an important role not only in the assimilation of nutrients from feed but also in maintaining the immune defense of the organism (Grozina, 2014;Fisinin et al, 2016). The barrier function of intestinal villi (microvillus cylindrical epithelium) cannot completely protect the organism from the introduction of pathogenic bacteria and viruses without populating with a variety of beneficial microflora.…”