Effects of Dietary Chitosan and Neem Leaf Meal Supplementation on Intestinal Bacterial Count in Broiler Chickens
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2018
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Abstract
A study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary supplementation with
chitosan, neem leaf meal and their combination at different levels in broiler on
intestinal bacterial count and total Coliform and Clostridium count).Two hundred
forty broilers (Vencobb) were randomly assigned to eight groups with three replicates
of ten birds each and were fed for six weeks and slaughtered. Supplementation of
antibiotic, chitosan, NLM and chitosan NLM combination caused a significant
reduction in the total gut bacterial counts and total Clostridial and Coliform counts of
broiler chickens. The birds supplemented with chitosan at 0.025% and 0.05% alone or
in combination with NLM at 0.025% chitosan and 0.5%neem leaf meal and 0.05%
chitosan and 1.0% neem leaf meal both the levels resulted in significant (p<0.05)
reduction in intestinal bacterial count and total Coliform and Clostridium count in
comparison to all other treatment and control groups.
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TNV_IJCMAS_2018_7(1)3016-3022
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Veterinary Science