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ISSN: 2360-7874 |
Academic Research Journal of
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Vol. 7(6), pp. 312-318, September 2019 Research Review on the effect of probiotics in poultry production industry
Ararsa B.* and Solomon D.**
* Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research,Tepi Agricultural Research Center,Tepi, Ethiopia ** Jimma University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma,Ethiopia
Accepted 22 April 2019
All the available evidences indicates that the discovery of the growth promoting property of antibiotics led to their use as antibiotic feed additives in animal feed at sub-therapeutic doses. However, the continued and non-judicious use of antibiotics has led to the selection and dissemination of antibiotic-resistant strains of poultry pathogens. The use of probiotics as an alternative to antibiotics in poultry feeding has been suggested. This paper was aimed at reviewing the role of probiotics on the poultry industry. Many authors, reported that probiotics increase feed conversion ratio and improve both economic and biological efficiency of poultry farms. Probiotics is reported to have increased the production performance of chicks and could be used as substitute of antibiotic in poultry feeding. Inclusion of Probiotics in broiler diet, competitively excluded salmonella bacteria from the intestinal tract. Inclusion of probiotics in broilers ration also increased the number of antibodies and effectiveness of macrophages. It was reported that feeding of probiotics or inclusion in drinking water of poultry improved the performance of all animal species of poultry and prevented bacterial diseases conditions. Thus the general tendency is that probiotics are found to be potential substitute for antibiotic feeding.
Key Word: Bacteria, Industry, Probiotics, Poultry
How to cite this article (APA Style): Ararsa B., Solomon D. (2019). Review on the effect of probiotics in poultry production industry. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 7(6): 312-318
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