Journal of agriculture & life science (농업생명과학연구)

Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University (경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원)
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Efficiency of a Lactobacillus plantarum-Bacillus subtilis Combination on Growth Performance and Fecal Microflora Populations of Broiler Chickens

  • Cha, Chun-Nam (Dept. of Industrial Systems Engineering and Engineering Research Institute, Gyeongsang National Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Yeo-Eun (Dept. of Environmental Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Gyeongsang National Univ.) ;
  • Kang, In-Jin (Dept. of Environmental Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Gyeongsang National Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Suk (College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Live Sciences, Gyeongsang National Univ.) ;
  • Choi, Hyun-Ju (Dept. of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Elderly Life Redesign Institute, Inje Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Hu-Jang (Dept. of Environmental Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
  • Received : 2012.08.08
  • Accepted : 2012.10.25
  • Published : 2012.10.31
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Abstract

A study was investigated the effects of the probiotic mixture (PM) contained Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) SY-99 $2.4{\times}10^9CFU/kg$ and Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) SJ-61 $2.2{\times}10^9CFU/kg$ on growth performance and fecal microflora counts of broiler chickens. Referred to the previous studies, a total of 160 one-day-old male broiler chicken (Ross 308) were randomly assigned to four experimental groups, which were a basal diet alone (control) and supplemented with PM 0.1 g/kg feed (T1), PM 0.2 g/kg feed (T2), and PM 0.4 g/kg feed (T3). After 28 days of administration, the average daily feed intake of T1 and T3 was significantly different compared to that of control (p<0.05). In addition, the feed conversion ratio of T2 and T3 was significantly improved compared to that of control (p<0.05). On the 28th day after administration, all treatment groups were significantly increased fecal lactic acid bacteria (LAB) counts and decreased fecal Enterobacteriaceae (ENT) counts compared to T1 (p<0.05). The results of this study indicated that the combination of L. plantarum and B. subtilis strains in the range of 0.2-0.4 g/kg feed could be used for the improvement of growth performance and fecal microflora in broiler chickens.

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Supported by : National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

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