J.L. Vicente
Department of Poultry Science, JKS Poultry Health Research Laboratory,
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 72701, USA
Sigrah Zellet de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Mariano Escobedo No. 10, Col. Tezontepec,
Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico 62250, USA
L. Aviña
Sigrah Zellet de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Mariano Escobedo No. 10, Col. Tezontepec,
Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico 62250, USA
A. Torres-Rodriguez
Department of Poultry Science, JKS Poultry Health Research Laboratory, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 72701, USA
B. Hargis
Department of Poultry Science, JKS Poultry Health Research Laboratory, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 72701, USA
G. Tellez
Department of Poultry Science, JKS Poultry Health Research Laboratory, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 72701, USA
ABSTRACT
Concern about antimicrobial resistance has led to increased attention to alternatives for controlling infections and increasing performance in animal production. Probiotics and organic acids have gained attention as options in poultry industry. Our laboratory has been working in the selection of lactic acid bacteria, mainly from the genus Lactobacillus, as potential probiotic candidates. Previous data indicates that these selected probiotic bacteria are able to reduce Salmonella infection and improve performance in broiler and turkey under experimental and commercial trials in the USA. The selected probiotic organisms were used in field trials to evaluate their efficacy in commercial conditions in Mexico. In the present report, the probiotic culture significantly reduced mortality (p<0.01) compared to the control houses. Also, a consistent improvement of body weight (2.06%) and reduction of FCR (3.5%) was observed in the treated flocks. The results of this report suggest that this Lactobacillus-based probiotic culture could be useful to reduce mortality in commercial poultry farms
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J.L. Vicente, L. Aviña, A. Torres-Rodriguez, B. Hargis and G. Tellez, 2007. Effect of a Lactobacillus Spp-Based Probiotic Culture Product on
Broiler Chicks Performance under Commercial Conditions. International Journal of Poultry Science, 6: 154-156.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2007.154.156
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2007.154.156
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2007.154.156
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2007.154.156