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ArticleItem Open Access DIETARY ADMINISTRATION 0F SPIRULINA PLATENSIS AS PROBIOTICS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND HISTOPATHOLOGY IN BROILER(Impact Factor, 2015-02) Shanmugapriya, B.; Babu, S. Saravana; Hariharan, T.; Sivaneswaran, S.; Anusha, M.B.; TANUVASA trial was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementations of Spirulina platensis on broiler performance, and Histopathology. Eight hundred day-old Broiler chicks (Ross 308) were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 dietary treatments, consisting of eight replicates of 25 birds each. Commercial mash starter and finisher diets were supplemented with 0%, 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5% of Spirulina platensis. The Body Weight Gain, Feed Conversion Ratio and Villi length, were significantly increased by the dietary inclusion of the 1% of Spirulina platensis as compared to the control fed broilers. In conclusion, 1% of Spirulina platensis supplementation significantly increased Body weight gain, decreased Feed Conversion Ratios and increases the villi height. The Spirulina platensis offers a good natural alternative to improve poultry production.ArticleItem Open Access SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF Spirulina platensis ON PERFORMANCE AND GUT MICROBIAL LOAD OF BROILER CHICKS(JPS Scientific Publications, 2015-02) Shanmugapriya, B.; Babu, S. Saravana; Hariharan, T.; Sivaneswaran, S.; Anusha, M.B.; Raja, P. Udaya; TANUVASThe experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of different levels of Spirulina platensis on growth performance and intestinal microbiota in eight hundred, one-d-old, Ross 308 male broiler chicks raised from 1 to 36 days of age. There were 4 dietary treatments; (i) Control, (ii) 0.5% of Spirulina platensis (5 g/kg feed), (iii) 1% of Spirulina platensis (10 g/kg feed) and (iv) 1.5% of Spirulina platensis (15 g/kg feed). Weight gain and feed intake of the broilers were significantly influenced by the addition of 1% of Spirulina platensis. The results suggest that supplementation of 1% of Spirulina platensis to diets for growing broilers might enhance counts of LAB and yeast in the gut. In addition, the 1% of Spirulina platensis to diets might have a negative effect on E. coli.