Probiotics can improve your chickens gut health and improve the taste of meatbirds. Probiotics can be given
See the many health benefits chickens get from probiotics.
See the many health benefits chickens get from probiotics.
Health benefits for your chickens from feeding probiotics are:
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- Increases digestion abilities making it easier to digest feed and absorb the minerals and vitamins
- Better digestion causes weight gain
- Reduces mortality rates
- Reduces ammonia production in the intestine's
- Improves immune response
- Reduces Coliforms in baby chicks and turkeys
- Improves mucous membranes by reducing mucous thickness
- Decreases the chances for E coli
- Reduces chances of Salmonella, Clostridium, and Acidophilus
- Improves meat quality
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Defining Probiotics: What Probiotics are:
According to Dictionary.com the definition of probiotic is a dairy food or dietary supplement which contains live bacteria which replaces or adds to the beneficial bacteria which is usually present in the gastroinintestinal tract. A common probiotic source is yogurt or yogurt drinks (1).
Products that contain yeast cells, bacterial cultures, or both which simulate good microorganisms which aid in food digestion and results in health benefits (2).According to the NIH National Library of Medicines, "Probiotics are feed additives that have gained popularity in poultry production following the ban of antibiotic growth promoters (AGP). They are one of the more universal feed additives and can be easily combine with other additives. Probiotics, above all, have many advantages, including stimulation of the host microflora or immunomodulation. The statement “immunity comes from the intestines” has become more important in the poultry industry because probiotics have proven helpful in the fight against diseases of bacterial origin and against zoonoses. Positive effects on the organism have already been studied at the cellular level, where probiotics were responsible for changes in gene expression, leading to alleviation of heat stress. In addition to the health benefits, the utility value of the animals increases. The numerous advantages are overshadowed by a few drawbacks, which include the possibility of lowering semen quality in roosters and the diversity of production processes affecting the persistence of the probiotic. In addition to bird health, probiotics have improved the taste and quality of poultry products. Future prospects are promising as scientists are working to maximize the positive effects of probiotics by increasing the integrity of probiotics within the bird organism, taking into account, among others, bacterial metabolites". Krysiak K, Konkol D, Korczyński M. Overview of the Use of Probiotics in Poultry Production. Animals (Basel). 2021 May 31;11(6):1620. doi: 10.3390/ani11061620. PMID: 34072694; PMCID: PMC8230106.
Products that contain yeast cells, bacterial cultures, or both which simulate good microorganisms which aid in food digestion and results in health benefits (2).According to the NIH National Library of Medicines, "Probiotics are feed additives that have gained popularity in poultry production following the ban of antibiotic growth promoters (AGP). They are one of the more universal feed additives and can be easily combine with other additives. Probiotics, above all, have many advantages, including stimulation of the host microflora or immunomodulation. The statement “immunity comes from the intestines” has become more important in the poultry industry because probiotics have proven helpful in the fight against diseases of bacterial origin and against zoonoses. Positive effects on the organism have already been studied at the cellular level, where probiotics were responsible for changes in gene expression, leading to alleviation of heat stress. In addition to the health benefits, the utility value of the animals increases. The numerous advantages are overshadowed by a few drawbacks, which include the possibility of lowering semen quality in roosters and the diversity of production processes affecting the persistence of the probiotic. In addition to bird health, probiotics have improved the taste and quality of poultry products. Future prospects are promising as scientists are working to maximize the positive effects of probiotics by increasing the integrity of probiotics within the bird organism, taking into account, among others, bacterial metabolites". Krysiak K, Konkol D, Korczyński M. Overview of the Use of Probiotics in Poultry Production. Animals (Basel). 2021 May 31;11(6):1620. doi: 10.3390/ani11061620. PMID: 34072694; PMCID: PMC8230106.
