Comparative Effects of Bacillus Probiotic and Antibiotic on the Growth Performance of Indigenous Aseel Chickens
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Mustafa, M. Z , Zia-Ud-Din , Aftab, M. N , Kakar, N. H , Zafar, A , Iqbal, I , Ahmad, I , Patching, S. G , Khan, M. A , Asmat, T. M , Shafee, M , Rafeeq, M. ,
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Abstract
The comparative effects of two different feed additives (Bacillus probiotic and antibiotic growth promoter) on the growth performance of 720 native Aseel chickens maintained in Pakistan were investigated. Different strains of Bacillus were isolated from various regions of Pakistan and the strain with maximum bacitracin-producing ability (Bacillus licheniformis KT443923) was selected for use as a probiotic. The B. licheniformis probiotic (1 g/kg of feed) and the aminoglycoside antibiotic neomycin (4 g/kg of feed) were used as feed additives. After six weeks of experiment, total body weight, weight gain, feed conversion ratio (FCR), and feed intake were significantly (P <0.05) different among the treatments. These feeds resulted in final mean body weights of 197, 173 and 147 g; mean weight gains of 156, 132 and 107 g; mean feed intakes of 711, 654 and 596 g; mean FCRs of 4.57 ± 0.25, 4.92 ± 0.24 and 5.55 ± 0.34, and mortality rates of 0.28%, 0.84% and 1.25%, respectively. The results demonstrated that the probiotic-treated birds had better growth performance and FCR than the antibiotic-treated and control birds. Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that replacing the antibiotic growth promoter (neomycin) with a Bacillus probiotic improves the growth performance of Aseel chickens.
Keywords
Antibiotic, Bacillus probiotic, Chicken, Feed additive, Growth performance, Mortality
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