Lactobacillus plantarum L-137 and Improved Gut Morphology

• Therapeutic effect of heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum L-137 on the gut health and growth of broilers.

  • 2022-08
  • RCT
  • Acta tropica 232
  • • Hai Ha Pham Thi
    • Tuong Vi Phan Thi
    • Ninh Pham Huynh
    • Vinh Doan
    • Satoru Onoda
    • Thanh Luan Nguyen

  • PubMed: 35623400
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106537

  3 Insights on

  • Improved Gut Morphology

  • Low evidence
  • Animal Study

  Broilers administered L-137 in T4, T5 and bacitracin in T6 showed an improved (p < 0.05) villus height/crypt depth ratio than control groups, suggesting that it might significantly boost growth performance.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes