Interrelationship of Lactobacillus and Zinc Bacitracin in the Diets of Turkey Poults

Francis, CM; Janky, D. M.; Arafa, A. S.; Harms, R. H.

doi:10.3382/ps.0571687

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“…They did not report similar findings for the small intestine. Corresponding research findings in this respect were presented by Francis et al (1978). Nevertheless, it should be emphasized that in this study the excreta of chickens fed with the feed mixed with a probiotic contained the lowest changeability of the number of bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae family and bacteria belonging to the coli group in individual weeks of breeding.…”

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The effect of a new probiotic preparation on the performance and faecal microflora of broiler chickens

Biernasiak¹,

Śliżewska²

2009

Vet. Med. - Czech

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ABSTRACT:The aim of the study was to examine the possibility of replacing antibiotic growth promoters with a new probiotic preparation. One gram of the preparation contains: 4.7 × 10 7 of LAB (Lactobacillus casei/paracasei LOCK 0920, L. brevis LOCK 0944, L. plantarum LOCK 0945), 2.0 × 10 3 of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae LOCK 0140) and a 50 mg of extract from Yucca Schidigera. The experiment was conducted on 99 female broilers divided into three groups consisting of 33 chickens, kept separately. A wheat-and soybean meal-based diet was divided into three parts: A (containing 1 g/kg of probiotic for starter and grower diets and 0.5g/kg for finisher diet), B (containing 14 mg/kg of flavomycin), and C (unsupplemented). The diets were fed from Day 1 to Day 41 of life. Final BW was on average 2.4 kg in all groups, FCR was 1.63 kg feed/kg BWG, neither BWG nor FCR nor mass of the liver, pancreas and gastrointestinal tract were significantly influenced by supplementing the diet with either additive. Special attention should be drawn to the fact that supplementing feeds with a probiotic preparation already after one week of breeding considerably decreased the number of Clostridium bacteria in broilers' faeces. Nevertheless, it should be emphasized that in this study the excreta of chickens fed with the feed mixed with a probiotic contained the lowest changeability of the number bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae family and bacteria belonging to coli groups in individual weeks of breeding. It may be concluded that the studied probiotic can be considered as a substitute for antibiotic growth promoters in broiler diets.

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confidence: 83%

The effect of a new probiotic preparation on the performance and faecal microflora of broiler chickens

Biernasiak¹,

Śliżewska²

2009

Vet. Med. - Czech

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“…A study by Ghazalah et al (1988) suggested that the addition of zinc bacitracin alone improved egg-shell thickness, while Bronsch and Manner (1991) reported an increase in egg mass. Francis et al (1978) noted that the performance of laying hens was improved with the dietary inclusion of Lactobacillus acidophilus or zinc bacitracin, but not when the two components were fed together. These results suggest that the combination was neutralising any individual influence, and yet Krueger et al (1978) observed no adverse interaction between gentian violet and Lactobacillus acidophilus.…”

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The influence oflactobacillus acidophilusand bacitracin on layer performance of chickens and cholesterol content of plasma and egg yolk

Abdulrahim

Haddadin

Hashlamoun

et al. 1996

British Poultry Science

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1. The influence of Lactobacillus acidophilus alone or in combination with zinc bacitracin on the performance of laying hens was monitored over a period of 4 months. 2. Lactobacillus acidophilus improved egg production, food conversion and reduced the cholesterol concentration in the eggs, but zinc bacitracin had no effect when administered alone. 3. In combination, bacitracin had an adverse effect on the otherwise beneficial activity of the culture.

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“…10,11,14,15 Interestingly, the varying effectiveness of probiotics as poultry feed additives has also been reported for the use of antibiotics 14,28,29 and feed enzymes 28 -31 for chickens and other livestock species. As with any feed additive, the type, dosage and length of its dietary supplementation are critical factors that affect its efficacy in growth promotion.…”

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Effects of dietary probiotic supplementation on ileal digestibility of nutrients and growth performance in 1‐ to 42‐day‐old broilers

Hou

et al. 2007

J Sci Food Agric

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This study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary probiotic supplementation on the ileal digestibilities of nutrients and growth performance in broilers. Two thousand, eight hundred and eighty male broiler chickens at 1 day of age were randomly allotted to eight treatment groups and fed for 6 weeks the maize-soybean meal-based diets containing 0, 0.2, 0.4 or 0.6% AgiPro A100 (a probiotic) and 0 or 6 ppm flavomycin (an antibiotic). This well-established antibiotic was used as a positive control for the efficacy of AgiPro A100. Dietary supplementation with either the probiotic or the antibiotic alone did not affect (P > 0.05) feed intake or average daily gain (ADG) of broilers between days 1 and 42 of life. However, there was a significant antibiotic × probiotic interaction effect (P < 0.05) in increasing ADG during the entire experimental period. Notably, dietary supplementation with the probiotic or the antibiotic consistently improved (P < 0.05) the ileal digestibilities of crude protein and most amino acids in 21-and 42-day-old chickens. Supplementing the probiotic to broiler diets also improved (P < 0.05) the ileal digestibilities of dry matter, energy, calcium and phosphate in the birds. Collectively, these results indicated that AgiPro A100 is an effective alternative to flavomycin in chicken production.

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Interrelationship of Lactobacillus and Zinc Bacitracin in the Diets of Turkey Poults

Cited by 52 publications

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The effect of a new probiotic preparation on the performance and faecal microflora of broiler chickens

The effect of a new probiotic preparation on the performance and faecal microflora of broiler chickens

The influence oflactobacillus acidophilusand bacitracin on layer performance of chickens and cholesterol content of plasma and egg yolk

Effects of dietary probiotic supplementation on ileal digestibility of nutrients and growth performance in 1‐ to 42‐day‐old broilers

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