The influence of saccharomyces cerevisie, formic acid and virginiamycin supplementation on the performance, carcass characteristic and the composition of the intestinal microflora in broiler

Document Type : Scientific - Research Articles

Authors

• Abdolmansour Tahmasebi ¹
• karem Falakian ²
• Gholamali Moghaddam ³
• Akbar Taghizadeh ⁴
• Javad Bayat Kouhsar ²

¹ Dept. of Animal Science, College of Agri. Ferdowsi University of Mahhad, Mashhad, Iran

² Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

³ Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

⁴ Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tabriz University, Iran.

10.22067/ijasr.v2i1.3106

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to assess the influences of different growth promoters on performance, carcass characteristic
and intestinal microflora of broiler. Day-old broiler chicks from Arian strain (384) were used in the completely randomized
experimental design during 7-42 days of age. Eight rations were formulated as a follow 1: control (without growth
promoters); 2-control + formic acid (0.25%); 3-control+ viginamycin (250 g/ton); 4-Contro + saccharomycis cerevisiae
(0.1%); 5-Control+ viginamycin (250 g/ton)+ formic acid (0.25%); 6- Control+ viginamycin (250g/ton)+ formic acid
(0.25%); 7- Control+ viginamycin (250 g/ton)+ saccharomycis cerevisiae ( 0.1%); 8- Control+ viginamycin (250 g/ton)+
saccharomycis cerevisiae ( 0.1%).. The treatments with 3 repetition and 16 birds per parcel were used. The formulated rations
were fed to 384 day-old Arian. Each treatments consisted 3 replicate with 16 birds per parcel. Obtained results indicated that
formic acid had no significant effects on all measured parameters, nevertheless supplementation of diet with antibiotic
significantly (p

Keywords

• Broiler
• Growth promoters
• Formic acid
• Saccharomycis cerevisiae
• Virginamycin
• E.coli

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