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Lactic acid bacteria supplements for organic broilers (OK-Net EcoFeed practice abstract)

{Tool} Lactic acid bacteria supplements for organic broilers (OK-Net EcoFeed practice abstract). Creator(s): Steenfeldt, Sanna and Engberg, Ricarda M.. Issuing Organisation(s): AU - Aarhus University. OK-Net EcoFeed practice abstract. (2021)

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Summary

Adding lactic acid to drinking water can increase “good” bacteria in the digestive tract.
Using maize silage contributes to 100% organic feeding in poultry and can benefit gastrointestinal health, due to the content of lactic acid bacteria and its rough structure. May improve nutrient digestibility and performance.
• The test indicates that an increased concentration of lactic acid bacteria in the intestinal system can improve the health of chickens.
• Adding lactic acid bacteria to drinking water or feeding maize silage, are reasonably simple to do for most organic poultry producers.
• Treatment groups B and C had higher concentrations of lactic acid bacteria (Figure 2) in the digestive tract. The concentration of E-coli was generally low in all the chickens, but was lowest in chickens from treatment C. This indicates that a higher concentration of lactic acid bacteria, and thus lower pH in the digestive tract (Figure 3), can reduce the concentration of unwanted bacteria. An acidic environment gives bacteria like E-coli poorer growth conditions.
• The chickens fed maize silage showed a higher level of activity in the outdoor area than chickens from the other two groups, which can be positive for leg health and meat quality. A higher activity level may explain the lower growth rate in treatment C (Figure 4), even though they had a higher feed consumption. The feed conversion ratio was 2.64 (A), 2.79 (B) and 2.94 (C).
• Maize silage contributes nutrients but does not have the same high content of protein and amino acids as the compound feed. The rough structure has a positive effect on the development and activity of the gas-trointestinal tract, especially the gizzard.


EPrint Type:Practice tool
What problem does the tool address?:A healthy intestinal system in broilers is important to ensure optimal growth and lower mortality. Adding lactic acid bacteria to drinking water or feeding maize silage, could improve performance and have a positive effect on the digestibility of nutrients.
What solution does the tool offer?:Three treatments were tested in an on-farm study with broilers in mobile houses (Figure 1). One control house (A) with no added lactic acid bacteria, one house (B) with lactic acid bacteria culture added to drinking water and one house (C) fed with maize silage. 10% of the chickens were weighed at 1 day old and at 4 and 8 weeks of age. At 8 weeks of age, 12 chickens from each treatment were randomly selected for digestive tract analyses.
Country:Denmark
Type of Practice Tool:Practice abstracts
Keywords:broiler chickens, poultry, animal husbandry, feeding, ration planning
Agrovoc keywords:
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URI
English
broiler chickens
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9435
English
feeding
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2838
English
animal husbandry
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8532
English
poultry
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6145
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth
Animal husbandry > Health and welfare
Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry
Research affiliation: European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net EcoFeed
European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net EcoFeed > OK-Net Ecofeed Tools
Denmark > AU - Aarhus University > Faculty of Science and Technology > Department of Animal Science
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:773911
Related Links:https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/39521, https://anis.au.dk/en/, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/219081830004459, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1374383793138638848
Project ID:ofk
Deposited By: Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL
ID Code:39521
Deposited On:15 Mar 2021 14:48
Last Modified:16 Feb 2022 12:30
Document Language:English
Status:Published

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