Titre |
Effectiveness of probiotic feed ingredient on the growth performance of broiler |
Auteurs |
GNIKPO Aristide [1],
CHRYSOSTOME CHRISTOPHE ACHILLE A. MAHUSSI [2],
HOUNDONOUGBO PASCAL VENANT [3],
ADENILE D. A. [4],
DOUGNON T. Jacques [5],
CODJIA JEAN TIMOTHE CLAUDE [6],
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Journal: |
International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences (Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci.) |
Catégorie Journal: |
Internationale |
Impact factor: |
0.31 |
Volume Journal: |
10 |
DOI: |
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Resume |
The use of antibiotics in human or veterinary therapy is followed by the appearance of bacteria
resistance to these antibiotics. This is a serious problem because of the direct impact on therapeutic
possibilities. This study aimed at evaluating the efficiency of a probiotic feed ingredient (Starter) on the growth
performance of broiler (Hubbard) to allow a reduction of the use of antibiotics. The experimental design
consists of four treatments with three replications: diets with 0%, 1.5%, 3% and 4.5% of the probiotic feed
ingredient. Each replication consists of 18 broilers with an average live body weight of 43.04 ± 6.38 g. After
seven (7) weeks of trial, chickens receiving the treatment .T1.5 had the best growth with an average weight of
984.22 ± 249.2 g, but with no significant difference (P> 0.05). In this treatment, their feed intake was the
highest (51.38 g/bird/day) while the feed conversion rate turned out to be the lowest (6.67 g feed/g Live body
weight). The highest value of carcass yield (76.1%) and sternum proportion (5.54%) were obtained in treatment
T3. From the above results, we can state that the probiotic feed ingredient included at 1.5% and 3% improved
growth performance of broilers. It could help to significantly improve the production performance of broilers if
its probiotics properties are enhanced. |
Mots clés |
Broiler, feeding, tchoukoutou, kpètè-kpètè, carcass yield |
Pages |
1163 - 1172 |
Fichier |
(PDF) |