2009•Proceedings of the British Society of Animal ScienceRequires access
Effect of prebiotic on performance of broiler chicks in low protein diets
Saeid Amirdahri, Hossein Janmohammadi, Akbar Taghizadeh, A Rafat
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Abstract
In view of the severe restriction or total ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters and therapeutic agents in poultry industry, probiotics and prebiotics have been suggested as alternatives to antibiotics (pirayet al, 2007). Prebiotic are known as “a nondigestible feed ingredient” that beneficially affects the host by selectively stimulating the growth or activity of a limited number of bacteria in the colon (Gibson and Roberfroid, 1995). Prebiotics has a significant effect on body weight gain and feed to gain ratio (pirayet al, 2007). The objective of this research was to study the effectiveness of adding prebiotic on broiler growth performance in low protein diets.