Table 2.
Products and treatment protocols for broiler chickens raised in research facilities.
Product (Manufacturer) | Composition | Dosage and administration |
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All-Lac (Alltech Inc., Lexington, KY, USA) | Lactobacillus, Enterococcus, and Pediococcus | 5 g in 600 mL water for 2,000 birds |
All-Lac + BioMos (Alltech Inc., Lexington, KY, USA) | All-Lac plus a mannan oligosaccharide derived from the cell wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae | All-Lac: 5 g in 600 mL water for 2,000 birds, BioMos: 2 kg/T of starter feed for 10 days, 1 kg/T of grower feed to 21 days, 0.5 kg/T of finisher feed to 35 days |
Aviguard (Microbial Developments Ltd, Malvern, UK) | Undefined bacteria collected and cultured from chicken cecum contents | 1 pack in 1,000 mL water for 2,000 birds |
Primalac (Star-Labs, Clarksdale, MO, USA) | Lactobacillus species, Enterococcus faecium, and Bifidobacterium thermophilum | 1 kg/T of starter to 10 days, 1 kg /T of grower to 21 days, 0.5 kg/T of finisher to 35 days |