1Farm Assistant, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur. E-mail: drshweta_lende@yahoo.co.in
2Assistant Professor, Animal Genetics& Breeding, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur
3Deputy Director of Research, Cattle Breeding Farm, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur
4Assistant Professor, Livestock Production and Management, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur
5M.V. Sc. Scholar, Department of Animal Nutrition, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur
6B. V. Sc student, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur
Nagpur Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University-440 006 (Maharashtra)
*Corresponding Author's Email: drshweta_lende@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 29 September, 2018.
An experiment was conducted to study the comparative efficacy of Lactobacillus sporogenes and gut acidifier on the performance of broiler for 0–6 wk. One hundred and fifty day old broiler chicks were randomly divided into three equal groups viz., T1, T2 and T3 having 50 chicks each. The group T1 was control receiving standard broiler diet, group T2 received standard broiler diet supplemented with probiotic (Lactobacillus sporogenes) at the rate of 0.1% and 0.05% in starter mash and finisher mash, respectively, and similarly group T3 received standard broiler diet with acidifier at the rate of 0.1% and 0.05% in starter mash and finisher mash, respectively. Further each group was subdivided into five replicates of 10 birds each. The average weekly live weights at the end of six weeks were 1700, 1805 and 1809g for groups T1 T2 and T3, respectively. Total feed consumption at the end of six weeks for groups T1, T2 and T3 were 3228g, 3270g and 3249g, respectively.
Broiler, Gut acidifier, Performance, Probiotic, Weight gain
