Effects of Clostridium butyricum on growth performance, meat quality, and intestinal health of broilers.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the effects of Clostridium butyricum on the growth performance, meat quality and intestinal health of broilers. A total of 800 one-day-old male Arbor Acres broilers were randomly assigned to two groups with 16 replicates of 25 broilers per group and fed with a basal diet (CON) or a basal diet supplemented with 1.5 × 10⁹ cfu/kg C. butyricum and 5 × 10⁸ cfu/kg C. butyricum at 1-21 d and 22-42 d, respectively (CB). The results indicated that C. butyricum significantly increased the final body weight, average daily gain at 1-42 d in the growth performance of broilers (P < 0.05). Moreover, C. butyricum significantly increased a24h* value and pH_24h value of breast meat but reduced the drip loss and

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902377 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature