a 42-d trial was conducted to compare the effects of probiotic, prebiotic and synbiotic supplements on growth performance, morphology of the jejunum, serum lipid profile and antibody response of broiler chickens. a total of 400 one-d-old male broiler chicks were randomly divided into four treatment groups of four replicates (25 birds per replicate) and fed corn-soybean meal diets. the dietary t...

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The use of high-protein feeds by hvestock feeders to supplement the protein of many common roughages for beef cattle is a general practice based on sound nutrition principles. Protein supplements, as a rule, effect a marked increase in the feed intake of animals on fibrous rations. By providing a better nutrient balance in a ration they increase the efficiency of utilization of the major feed n...

1. Herbs, thyme essential oil (EO) and condensed tannin (CT) extracts were compared for their effects, as dietary supplements, on broiler growth performance, nutrient digestibility and volatile fatty acid (VFA) profiles in the gut. Cooked meat from the birds fed on diets with 4 herbs and an EO extract was compared by a taste panel against those fed on the control treatment, for organoleptic pro...