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. 2021 Jan 15;100(4):100982. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.01.005

Table 4.

The effect of 3 Bacillus probiotic strains and their combination on performance of Clostridium perfringens–challenged broilers in different feeding phases.1

Feeding phase and probiotic inclusion BW gain (g) aFCR
Starter phase (0–21 d)
 Control 430.40b ± 10.24 1.90a ± 0.03
 BS DSM 32324 475.81a ± 14.76 1.69c ± 0.02
 BS DSM 32325 509.17a ± 13.31 1.65c ± 0.03
 BA DSM 25840 436.36b ± 9.65 1.79b ± 0.02
 Multi-strain combination 488.65a ± 15.28 1.65c ± 0.02
Grower phase (22–35 d)
 Control 1,175.32 ± 14.13 1.91a ± 0.03
 BS DSM 32324 1,190.97 ± 12.92 1.86a,b,c ± 0.01
 BS DSM 32325 1,185.48 ± 14.99 1.90a,b ± 0.03
 BA DSM 25840 1,204.71 ± 21.14 1.81c ± 0.01
 Multistrain combination 1,201.26 ± 8.08 1.84b,c ± 0.02
Finisher phase (36–42 d)
 Control 631a,b ± 13.31 2.10a,b ± 0.04
 BS DSM 32324 624a,b ± 9.10 2.08a,b ± 0.04
 BS DSM 32325 627a,b ± 16.20 2.14a,b ± 0.05
 BA DSM 25840 603b ± 14.56 2.20a ± 0.04
 Multistrain combination 654a ± 20.15 2.04b ± 0.03

a–cGroups that are significantly different from each other (P < 0.05),within a feeding phase in the same column, are indicated by different superscripts (n = 9).

Abbreviations: aFCR, mortality-adjusted feed conversion ratio; BWG, BW gain.

1

The results are reported as mean ± SE.