Lactobacillus reuteri UALre-16 and Increased Body Weight Gain

• The effect of including Lactobacillus reuteri KUB-AC5 during post-hatch feeding on the growth and ileum microbiota of broiler chickens.

  • 2011-12
  • Poultry Science 90(12)
  • • M. Nakphaichit
    • S. Thanomwongwattana
    • C. Phraephaisarn
    • N. Sakamoto
    • S. Keawsompong
    • J. Nakayama
    • S. Nitisinprasert

  • PubMed: 22080014
  • DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01637

  1 Insight on

  • Increased Body Weight Gain

  • Moderate evidence
  • Highly Cited
  • Rigorous Journal

  The inclusion of 5 log cfu/g of feed statistically increased the BW gain in the first week compared with that of the control group, but this effect did not continue thereafter.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes