Dietary <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> SL001 Improves Growth Performance, Health-Related Parameters, Intestinal Morphology and Microbiota of Broiler Chickens
Chunli Chai,
Yaowen Guo,
Taha Mohamed,
Gifty Z. Bumbie,
Yan Wang,
Xiaojing Zeng,
Jinghua Zhao,
Huamao Du,
Zhiru Tang,
Yetong Xu,
Weizhong Sun
Affiliations
Chunli Chai
State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Yaowen Guo
State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Taha Mohamed
College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Gifty Z. Bumbie
College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Yan Wang
State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Xiaojing Zeng
State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Jinghua Zhao
State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Huamao Du
State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Zhiru Tang
College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Yetong Xu
College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Weizhong Sun
College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
It was assumed that dietary inclusion of Lactobacillus reuteri SL001 isolated from the gastric contents of rabbits could act as an alternative to feed antibiotics to improve the growth performance of broiler chickens. We randomly assigned 360 one-day-old AA white-feathered chicks in three treatments: basal diet (control), basal diet plus zinc bacitracin (antibiotic), and basal diet plus L. reuteri SL001 (SL001) treatment. The results showed the total BW gain and average daily gain (ADG) of broilers in SL001 treatment increased significantly (p p ≤ 0.05, respectively) in the SL001 treatment group, while the interleukin 6, interleukin 4, creatinine, uric acid, total cholesterol, triglyceride, VLDL, LDL and malondialdehyde were remarkably decreased (p p p p p L. reuteri SL001 supplementation promotes the growth performance of broiler chickens and exhibits the potential application value in the industry of broiler feeding.
