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Potential of fungal exopolysaccharide as novel source for prebiotic supplement to broiler chicken diet

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Title Potential of fungal exopolysaccharide as novel source for prebiotic supplement to broiler chicken diet
 
Creator PRATHUMPAI, W
RACHTAWEE, P
KHAJEERAM, S
 
Subject Beta-glucan, Denaturing gradient gel-electrophoresis, Exopolysaccharide, Ophiocordyceps dipterigena, Prebiotic
 
Description The potential of using a fungal exopolysaccharide produced by Ophiocordyceps dipterigena BCC 2073, as a prebiotic in broiler chicken diet by supplementing the diet at different concentrations (0–120 g/25 kg feed) was evaluated over a period of 42 days. Intestinal microbial populations in faeces were identified. The effects of a combination of pre- and pro-biotic supplements were also studied by combining exopolysaccharide with Lactobacillus acidophilus BCC 13938. Total Lactobacilli sp. counts in faecal samples of chickens fed diet containing both exopolysaccharide and L. acidophilus BCC 13938 were 50–folds higher than the non prebiotic but probiotic supplemented groups. Total body weight, body weight increase, feed intake, feed conversion efficiency and growth rate of chickens on a diet supplemented with 150 g of L. acidophilus BCC 13938 plus 1.5 kg of water or 30 g of O. dipterigena BCC 2073 exopolysaccharide plus 150 g of L. acidophilus BCC 13938 plus 0.75 kg of water were higher than those fed other combinations of supplements. The microbial community of faecal samples from chickens supplementation with exopolysaccharide had reduced numbers of E. coli, Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp., Enterococcus sp. and increased numbers of Lactobacilli and Bacilli. The numbers of faecal pathogenic bacteria inversely correlated with total body weight, body weight increase, feed intake, feed conversion efficiency and growth rate. This is the first report on the benefit of fungal exopolysaccharide as a novel prebiotic dietary supplement to chicken.
 
Publisher Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture
 
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Date 2015-12-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/54403
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol 85, No 12 (2015)
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/54403/22955
 
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