Interaction effect of prebiotic products as feed additives and rearing systems on performance, slaughter yield and intestinal health of broiler chickens

IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE

Journal of Applied Poultry Research Pub Date : 2025-03-11 DOI:10.1016/j.japr.2025.100535

Hani H. Al-Baadani, Ahmad A. Aboragah, Abdulrahman S. Alharthi, Rashed A. Alhotan

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The aim of this study was to determine the interactive effects of prebiotics and rearing systems on the performance, gut microbiota, and health of broilers. A total of 576 one-day-old male Ross 308 chicks were used in a 3 × 2 factorial experiment. Three feed additives (control, 1 g gum Arabic (GA)/kg, and 1 g inactive Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC)/kg) were evaluated in a floor system with 8 replicates per feed additive (12 chicks/replicate) or a cage system with 16 replicates per feed additive (6 chicks/replicate). Body weight, daily weight gain, daily feed intake, and feed conversion ratio were assessed at the ages of 14 and 34 days. At 34 days of age, carcass yield was evaluated, and the microbiota and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in the cecum as well as gene expression and histomorphometry in the ileum were determined. Our results indicated that GA and SC increased body weight, daily weight gain, daily feed intake, carcass weight, acetic acid, and total SCFAs concentrations(P < 0.05) and improved the immune response of broilers (P < 0.05). GA and SC showed higher (P < 0.01) count of Lactobacillus spp. and lower (P < 0.05) count of Clostridium perfringens and Escherichia coli. Floor system had lower (P < 0.05) daily feed intake and higher carcass weight, legs weight, Lactobacillus spp. count, sIgA, total SCFAs, and villus length. IL-1β, SIgA, and goblet cells were increased (P < 0.05) by GA and SC in both rearing systems than the controls. The results suggest that identical effects between the two prebiotic products with the synergistic potential of prebiotic products and floor systems may improve performance and promote intestinal health in broilers.‎

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益生元产品作为饲料添加剂与饲养体系对肉鸡生产性能、屠宰产量和肠道健康的交互作用

本研究旨在研究益生元与饲养系统对肉鸡生产性能、肠道菌群和健康的交互作用。选用1日龄雄性罗斯308鸡576只，进行3 × 2因子试验。研究了3种饲料添加剂(对照、1 g阿拉伯胶（GA)/kg和1 g无活性酵母(SC)/kg）在每种饲料添加剂8个重复（12只鸡/重复）的地板体系和每种饲料添加剂16个重复（6只鸡/重复）的笼式体系中进行试验。分别于14日龄和34日龄测定体重、日增重、日采食量和饲料系数。在34日龄时，评估胴体产量，测定盲肠微生物群和短链脂肪酸（SCFAs）以及回肠基因表达和组织形态学。结果表明，GA和SC提高了猪的体重、日增重、日采食量、胴体重、乙酸和总短链脂肪酸浓度(P <；0.05)，提高了肉仔鸡的免疫应答(P <；0.05)。GA和SC表现较高(P <；0.01)和更低(P <；0.05)产气荚膜梭菌和大肠杆菌计数。地板系统具有较低的(P <；0.05)日采食量，胴体重、腿重、乳酸菌数量、sIgA、总短链脂肪酸和绒毛长度均高于对照组。IL-1β、SIgA、杯状细胞增多(P <；两种饲养体系中GA和SC的差异均高于对照组（0.05）。由此可见，两种益生元产品具有相同的效果，且具有益生元产品和肠道系统的协同潜力，可提高肉仔鸡生产性能，促进肠道健康

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Journal of Applied Poultry Research 农林科学-奶制品与动物科学

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4.10

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104 days

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