Assessment of Fecal Microflora Changes in Pigs Supplemented with Herbal Residue and Prebiotic.

ABSTRACT: Antibiotic usage in animals as a growth promoter is considered as public health issue due to its negative impact on consumer health and environment. The present study aimed to evaluate effectiveness of herbal residue (ginger, Zingiber officinale, dried rhizome powder) and prebiotic (inulin) as an alternative to antibiotics by comparing fecal microflora composition using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism. The grower pigs were offered feed containing antibiotic (tetracycline), ginger and inulin separately and un-supplemented group served as control. The study revealed significant changes in the microbial abundance based on operational taxonomic units (OTUs) among the groups. Presumptive identification of organisms was established based on the fragment length of OTUs generated

SUBMITTER: Samanta AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4503616 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature