Productive performance and cecal microbial counts of floor housed laying hens supplemented with dry whey powder alone or combined with Pediococcus acidilactici in the late phase of production
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DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2016.11.007
Abstract: Abstract Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics have been proposed as safe additives in animal feeding. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of supplementing corn-soybean diets of laying hens with dry whey powder… read more here.
Keywords: productive performance; production; whey powder; dry whey ... See more keywords
Rice straw biochar as a novel niche for improved alterations to the cecal microbial community in rats
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34838-1
Abstract: Biochar as additive has been shown positive effect in animal production, which may be linked to the role of gastrointestinal microbial modulation. This study aimed to assess the effects of biochar on the gut microbial… read more here.
Keywords: straw biochar; rice straw; microbial community; community ... See more keywords
Effects of a synbiotic as an antibiotic alternative on behavior, production performance, cecal microbial ecology, and jejunal histomorphology of broiler chickens under heat stress
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274179
Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine if synbiotics present similar efficiency to a common antibiotic used in poultry production under heat stress (HS) conditions. Two hundred and forty-one-day-old male Ross 708 broiler chicks… read more here.
Keywords: ecology; day; heat stress; production ... See more keywords