Microbiome modulation by a precision biotic in broilers chickens: a commercial study validation.

ABSTRACT: Precision biotics (PBs) are chemically synthesized complex glycans that modulate specific microbiome metabolic functions. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the supplementation of PB on the growth performance, and cecal microbiome modulation of broiler chickens raised under commercial conditions. A total of 190,000-day-old Ross 308 straight-run broilers were randomly assigned to 2 dietary treatments. There were 5 houses per treatment with 19,000 birds per house. In each house, there were 6 rows of battery cages with 3 tiers. The 2 dietary treatments included a control diet (a commercial broiler diet) and a PB supplemented diet at 0.9 kg/MT. On a weekly basis, 380 birds were randomly selected for body weight (BW) determination. At 42 d of age, the BW and feed i

SUBMITTER: Yan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10024227 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature