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Effects of spray dried yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on growth performance and carcass characteristics, gut health, cecal microbiota profile and apparent ileal digestibility of protein, amino acids and energy in broilers

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The aim of present study was to determine the effects of supplementation of either synbiotic or probiotic on growth performance and carcass characteristics, gut health, cecal microbiota prolife and apparent ileal digestibility of protein, amino acids, and energy in broilers. Two hundred and forty-day-old straight-run broilers (Ross 308) were allotted randomly to 1 of 5 dietary treatments including basal diet (control), supplemented with either synbiotic (Nutromax P) or probiotic (Actera), each at 0.5 and 1 g/kg of the diet for 5 weeks. The overall findings of the study indicated better (p < 0.05) growth performance of broilers by synbiotic supplementation (1 g/kg) compared with those fed probiotic (1 g/kg) supplemented and control diets. The broilers consuming diet supplemented with 1 g/kg synbiotic has an increased carcass yield in comparison with those fed control diet. The findings of gut health indicated significantly increased villus height and goblet cells, by synbiotic supplementation (1 g/kg), compared with control diet in broilers. The broilers fed 1 g/kg synbiotic supplemented diets had 18% increased protein, 9 to 31% higher amino acid, and 34% better energy digestibility, whereas 8.4% decreased protein digestibility in broilers fed probiotic (1 g/kg) supplemented compared with control diet in broilers. The broilers fed synbiotic (1 g/kg) supplemented diets had increased cecal Lactobacillus and decreased Salmonella, E. coli, and Clostridium count compared with those fed control diet. In conclusion, synbiotic supplementation (1 g/kg) resulted in improved production performance, balanced cecal microbial composition, and better digestibility of nutrients in broilers compared with those fed control and diets supplemented with probiotics.

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The authors would like to thank SRC (Pvt.) Ltd. Lahore for the product and financial support of the research trial and lab analysis.

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  1. Department of Animal Nutrition, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan

    Abdul Hanan Khalid, Khalid Saif Ullah, Saima Naveed, Talat Naseer Pasha & Shafqat Nawaz Qaisrani

  2. Consultant, SRC Pvt Ltd, Lahore, Pakistan

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  3. University of Education, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan

    Talat Naseer Pasha

  4. Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

    Iqtidar Hussain

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Conceptualization, S.N.Q, F.L. and S.N.; methodology, S.N.Q. T. N. P; investigation, A.H.K. and K.S.U; software, A.H.K.; formal analysis, A.H.K. K.S.U. and F.L.; original draft preparation, A.H.K. K.S. U and S.N.Q.; reviewing and editing, I. Hussain; supervision, S.N.Q. and F.L.; funding acquisition, S.N.Q., T.N.P., S. N and F.L.

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Khalid, A.H., Ullah, K.S., Naveed, S. et al. Effects of spray dried yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on growth performance and carcass characteristics, gut health, cecal microbiota profile and apparent ileal digestibility of protein, amino acids and energy in broilers. Trop Anim Health Prod 53, 252 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02684-5

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