Effect of Supplementation of Acidifiers with Probiotic on Performance of Broiler Chicken

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of supplementation of acidifiers with probiotic on performance and nitrogen retention of broiler chicken. A total of 300 broilers were reared for six weeks with dietary treatments, T₀ (control diet), T₁ (control plus sodium-diformate at 0.2%), T₂ (control plus sodium diformate at 0.2% plus probiotic at 0.02%), T₃ (control plus blends of acidifiers at 0.2%), T₄ (control plus blends acidifiers at 0.2% plus probiotic at 0.02%). Each treatment consisted of sixty birds with four replicates containing fifteen birds in each replication. The weekly body weight, body weight gain, feed conversion efficiency was found to be better in all treatment groups as compared to control. However, weekly feed consumption, was found to be unaffected. Also, there was increase in dry matter digestibility and nitrogen retention in all treatment groups as compared to control. It was concluded that the suppleemntation of blends of acidifiers at 0.2% in combination with probiotic @ 0.02% improved the growth performance and nutrients utilization of broiler chicken rearing.