Efficacy of In Ovo Delivered Prebiotics on Growth Performance, Meat Quality and Gut Health of Kuroiler Chickens in the Face of a Natural Coccidiosis Challenge

dc.contributor.authorAngwech, Harriet
dc.contributor.authorTavaniello, Siria
dc.contributor.authorOngwech, Acaye
dc.contributor.authorKaaya, Archileo N.
dc.contributor.authorand Maiorano, Giuseppe
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-14T07:26:31Z
dc.date.available2021-05-14T07:26:31Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-28
dc.description.abstractA study was carried out to assess the efficacy of prebiotic delivered in ovo on performance, carcass traits, meat quality and gut health in the face of a natural coccidiosis infection in Kuroiler chickens. On d 12 of incubation, 150 fertile eggs were divided into a prebiotic group injected with trans-galactooligosaccharides (Bi2 tos) and a control group uninjected. Hatched chicks from each group were further divided: One group received antibiotic chick formula while the other was left untreated, giving rise to 4 groups—Control (C), Antibiotic (A), Bi2 tos (B), and Bi2 tos + Antibiotic (AB). Prebiotic improved growth performance at six weeks of age, AB birds were the heaviest at the end of the rearing period. The highest intestinal lesion scores and oocyst counts were recorded in C birds. B group had a slightly higher carcass weight and cuts yields tended to be higher in treated groups compared to C. Meat from B group displayed a higher amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids compared to C and a positively lower n-6/n-3 ratio compared to C and A. In conclusion, prebiotics with or without antibiotics reduced severity of intestinal lesions and oocyst excretion induced by natural infection with Eimeria, with positive effects on Kuroiler chicken productive traits.en_US
dc.description.sponsorship-Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences of University of Molise -School of Food Technology, Nutrition Bio-engineering, Makerere Universityen_US
dc.identifier.otherDoi:10.3390/ani9110876
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.gu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/20.500.14270/96
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPI journal of Nutrientsen_US
dc.titleEfficacy of In Ovo Delivered Prebiotics on Growth Performance, Meat Quality and Gut Health of Kuroiler Chickens in the Face of a Natural Coccidiosis Challengeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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