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Effects of butyric acid, mannanoligosaccharide (MOS) and avilamycin on performance and small intestine morphology of broiler chickens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

S N Mousavi ,
M Shivazad  and
N Ghazvini
S N Mousavi*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Islamic Republic of Iran
M Shivazad
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
N Ghazvini
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Islamic Republic of Iran
*
Email: snmousavi@hotmail.com
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The subtherapeutic use of antibiotics in animals has been under scientific and public scrutiny as antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) have been linked to the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which poses a threat to human health (Smith et al., 2003). Short chain fatty acids such as butyrate are considered as potential alternative to AGP, In addition to its bactericidal activity; butyrate appears to play a role in development of the intestinal epithelium (Leeson 2005). Prebiotics (e.g. mannanoligosaccharides, MOS) are nondigestible feed ingredients that can selectively stimulate growth or metabolic activity of a limited number of intestinal microorganisms (Gibson and Roberfroid, 1995). This study was, therefore, conducted to investigate effectiveness of mannanoligosaccharides and butyric acid as potential alternatives to AGP in broilers.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2009 , April 2009 , pp. 233
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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