Effects of Supplementation of Fructooligosaccharide and/or &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Bacillus Subtilis&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; to Diets on Performance and on Intestinal Microflora in Broilers

Li, X.; Li, Qiang; Liu, Ming; Xu, Chuanlai

doi:10.5194/aab-51-64-2008

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“…Synbiotic appeared to be superior to probiotic in improving broiler performance. These results were in agreement with previous studies 2,22,7,9 . In the previously mentioned investigations the authors observed that average daily gain and feed conversion efficiency and the overall performance of broilers were improved in synbiotic supplemented group.…”

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confidence: 94%

The effects of prebiotic, probiotic and synbiotic supplementation on intestinal microbial ecology and histomorphology of broiler chickens

Abdel-Raheem¹,

Abd-Allah²,

Hassanein³

2012

IJAVMS

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A study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of prebiotic, probiotic and synbiotic supplementation on intestinal microflora and histomorphology of broilers. One-day-old Avian 48 chicks (n=100) were randomly assigned to 4 treatments (25 birds/treatment) for 6 week experiment. Each treatment consisted of 3 replicates (two replicate of 8 birds and one with 9 birds). Treatment groups were as follow: 1. Basal diet (control); 2. Basal diet plus MannanOligosaccharide (MOS) at levels of 2 g /kg of the starter diets and 0.5 g/kg of the grower diets); 3. Basal diet plus probiotic (3 g/kg diet, Saccharomyces cerevisiae); and 4. Basal diet plus the combination of pre and probiotics (synbiotic). On d 21 and 42, 3 birds per treatment were sacrificed to evaluate gut morphology and microbiology. Duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and cecum microflora composition and intestinal histomorphology were determined. The final body weight (BW), weight gain, feed conversion efficiency were significantly (p<0.05) higher in probiotic and synbiotic supplemented broilers compared with the control and prebiotic groups. Concentrations of bacteria belonging to Lactobacillus spp. in the duodenum and jejunum digesta at d 42 were significantly (P <0.05) higher in prebiotic supplemented broilers compared with the control and synbiotic treatments. However, synbiotic supplementation maintaining populations of unprofitable or potential pathogens (E. coli) at relatively low levels (numerically) in the small intestinal and cecal digesta. In addition, the total aerobes and coliform colony count were not significantly affected by any of the dietary treatment. Morphology data for the small intestine showed that synbiotic supplemented broilers had significantly higher (p < 0.05) villus height in the duodenum, jejunum, ileum in comparison with the other treatments. The crypt depths were numerically (p > 0.05) decreased in duodenum and ileum in synbiotic supplemented broilers. In addition, the age had significant effect on intestinal histomorphology. Moreover, the interaction between dietary treatment and age did not affect (p > 0.05) any of the intestinal histomorphological parameters.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 94%

The effects of prebiotic, probiotic and synbiotic supplementation on intestinal microbial ecology and histomorphology of broiler chickens

Abdel-Raheem¹,

Abd-Allah²,

Hassanein³

2012

IJAVMS

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“…Some studies indicated a lack of a positive effect of inulin at inclusion from 4.0 to 20 g/kg Biggs et al, 2007;Rehman et al, 2007) or FOS at concentration from 3.75 to 20 g/kg in the basal diets (Biggs et al, 2007;Patterson et al, 1997;Waldroup et al, 1993) on broilers growth performance. In contrast, other authors have been reported the beneficial effect of inulin-type fructans on broilers growth performance (Ammerman et al, 1988(Ammerman et al, , 1989Kim et al, 2011;Li et al, 2008;Rebolé et al, 2010;Velasco et al, 2010;Xu et al, 2003;Yusrizal and Chen, 2003b) (Table 3). Ammerman et al (1988) showed that feeding FOS at 2.5 and 5.0 g/kg basal diet significantly improved feed efficiency and numerically reduced mortality rate of chickens over the entire feeding period of 46 days.…”

Section: Effect Of Dietary Fructans On Growth Performance and Dietarymentioning

confidence: 85%

Dietary Fructans and Their Potential Beneficial Influence on Health and Performance Parametrs in Broiler Chickens

Bogusławska–Tryk¹,

Piotrowska²,

Burlikowska³

2012

JCEA

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Fructans, which include inulin and fructooligosaccharides, are non-digestible carbohydrates that are fermented in the large intestine. This review focuses on the effect of these prebiotics on gut microflora, fermentation characteristics, gut morphology, enzymes activity, nutrients digestibility and absorption, lipids metabolism and performance parameters in broiler chickens. Inulin-type fructans can improve performance of birds and health by affecting microbial community in the gastrointestinal tract, gut morphology and nutrient digestion. It is documented that dietary fructans influence the intestinal gut microflora of broiler chickens by increasing the population of Bifidobacterium spp., Lactobacillus spp. and Eubacterium spp. while decreasing the concentration of Clostridium spp. and Escherichia coli in the large intestine and caeca. The supplementation of poultry diets with inulin or oligofructose can lead to an increase of the length of small and large intestines in broilers, elongation of the villus in the chickens jejunal mucosa and increase in the ratio of villus height to crypt depth. The beneficial effect of inulin-type fructans on performance parameters in broilers may be partially explained by the elevated intestinal enzymatic activity under the influence of the fructooligosaccharides and increase of digestibility and absorption of nutrients, mainly protein and fat. The prebiotic effectiveness of inulin-type fructans in broilers depends on a number of factors, like the type of supplement (inulin vs. oligofructose), inclusion level, composition of the basal diet, animal characteristics (age, sex, stage of production) and hygienic conditions (i.e. stress factors).

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“…In the present study, it was observed that the use of Syn as an additive in the early period improved the fattening performance, but there was no dose response. Research shows that the use of Syn, prebiotics, probiotics, and combination of Syn as feed additives improves growth performance and health by regulating intestinal microflora (Gibson and Roberfroid, 1995;Li et al, 2008b). A number of researchers have previously demonstrated the useful effect of Syn on BW, BWG, and FCR in poultry in the early period of chicks (Dizaji et al, 2012;Yasar and Akıncı, 2014).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of dietary addition of synbiotic on the performance, carcass traits, and serum parameters of Japanese quails

Tufan

Bolacali

2017

R. Bras. Zootec.

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-This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different levels of synbiotic (Syn) on the growth performance, carcass traits, and serum parameters of Japanese quails. A total of 1,500 (750 male and 750 female) Japanese quails were assigned to five treatments, including the control (basal diet) and basal diets with the addition of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4% Syn according to a completely randomized design. Each treatment in the male and female experiment groups consisted of five replicates, with 30 chicks for each replicate. The addition of Syn had no effect on body weight (BW), while the BW of female quails was higher than that of male quails at day 42. The addition of Syn reduced feed intake (FI) and improved the feed conversion ratio (FCR) (P<0.000). The daily body weight gain and FI were significantly higher in female than in male quails and Syn also improved the FCR in the overall experiment. The effect of the addition of Syn on carcass parameters (except for abdominal fat) was not determined. The addition of Syn decreased abdominal fat weight and percentage when compared with the control group. Male quails were found to have higher carcass yield, wing, neck, and other percentages than female quails. However, female quails were found to have higher breast, breast skin, abdominal fat, and visceral organ percentages. The addition of 0.1% Syn to quail ration reduced serum aspartate aminotransferase, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), total protien (TP), and albumin (ALB) levels at day 42 of the trial. The addition of Syn decreased the serum total cholesterol level. Gender was found to have an effect in that female quails were found to have higher total cholesterol, HDL, TP, and ALB levels than male quails. In both genders, the addition of Syn improved the BWG, FC, and FCR in the overall experiment, reduced abdominal fat, decreased the total cholesterol levels, improved the HDL levels, and increased the TP and ALB levels at day 42. The addition of 0.3 and/or 0.4% synbiotic has a positive effect on quails by improving performance and enhancing some serum lipids and protein parameters.

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Effects of Supplementation of Fructooligosaccharide and/or <i>Bacillus Subtilis</i> to Diets on Performance and on Intestinal Microflora in Broilers

Cited by 52 publications

References 15 publications

The effects of prebiotic, probiotic and synbiotic supplementation on intestinal microbial ecology and histomorphology of broiler chickens

The effects of prebiotic, probiotic and synbiotic supplementation on intestinal microbial ecology and histomorphology of broiler chickens

Dietary Fructans and Their Potential Beneficial Influence on Health and Performance Parametrs in Broiler Chickens

Effects of dietary addition of synbiotic on the performance, carcass traits, and serum parameters of Japanese quails

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