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Effects of Compound Probiotics on Performance, Intestinal Microflora, Antioxidant Indices and Immune Function of Broilers

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  • Shandong Boly-Lely Bioengineering Co. , Ltd. , Tai’an 271000, China

Received date: 2011-08-03

  Online published: 2012-02-07

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of compound probiotics on the performance, intestinal microflora, antioxidant indices and immune function of broilers. Two hundred and forty 1-day-old famale broiler chickens were randomly divided into 4 groups with 3 replicates in each group and 20 chickens per replicate. The chickens in the control group (group Ⅰ) were fed a basal diet, and those in other groups (groups Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ) were fed the basal diet and drank the water with compound probiotics A and its adjuvant B in different levels. From 6 days of age, compound probiotics A of 2.0‰ diets was supplemented twice a week (half of 2.0‰ of weekly feed intake at a time), and adjuvant B was supplemented for successive 3 days (once a day) after immunization at 7, 14 and 21 days of age, respectively, and the supplemental level of adjuvant B was 0.5‰, 1.0‰ and 2.0‰ of daily feed intake of broilers, respectively. The pre-trial period lasted for 5 days, and the experiment lasted for 37 days. Performance, intestinal microflora, antioxidant and immune indices were determined in different periods. The results showed as follows: 1) in every test period, compared with the control group, the average daily gain of broilers in group Ⅱ was significantly higher (P<0.05), and feed/gain (F/G) was significantly lower (P<0.05); except F/G at 7 to 14 days and 15 to 21 days, the average daily gain and F/G of broilers in group Ⅱ were significantly better than those in the other groups (P<0.05). 2) The number of cecal Lactobacillus of broilers aged 14 and 28 days in groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05); the number of cecal E. coli of broilers aged 14 days in groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05); for 28-day-old broilers, only the number of cecal E.coli in group Ⅱ was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). 3) The total antioxidant capacity in plasma of broilers aged 21, 28 and 35 days in groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between group Ⅱ and group Ⅲ (P>0.05). 4) The spleen index of broilers aged 14 and 42 days in group Ⅳ was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05); the bursa of Fabricius index of broilers aged 14, 28 and 42 days in group Ⅲ was higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). In conclusion, the supplementation of 2.0‰ compound probiotics A and 0.5‰ adjuvant B can improve performance, gain a better cecal micro-ecosystem, and enhance the antioxidant function of broilers. Meanwhile, the supplementation of compound probiotics and its adjuvant can improve the immune function of broilers to some degree.

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HU Shunzhen, ZHANG Jianmei, XIE Quanxi, LI Xiaoying . Effects of Compound Probiotics on Performance, Intestinal Microflora, Antioxidant Indices and Immune Function of Broilers[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2012 , 24(2) : 334 -341 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2012.02.021

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