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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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probiotic in poultry diets, no evidence has been found to support the use of
Paenibacillus polymyxa in the diet of Japanese quails. This study examined the
eects of supplementing growing Japanese quail with a mixture of Bacillus
coagulans and P. polymyxa (Bc+Pp) on their growth performance, antioxidative
activity, immunological status, digestive enzymes, caecal microbiota, and
blood chemistry.
Methods: Two hundred 1-week-old meat-type quail chicks were divided into
four groups at random; five pens, each containing ten birds. These birds were
provided with a basic feed as a control group, or a feed diet treated with 0.5, 1.0,
and 1.5mg kg−1 of Bc+Pp mixture (1:1).
Results: According to the findings, the growing quail’s growth performance
was significantly (P<0.05) enhanced by supplementing the Bc+Pp mixture.
Body weight and body weight gain were boosted significantly (P = 0.0002, P
= 0.0003) by Bc+Pp mixture supplementation at 5 weeks and 1–5 weeks. In
contrast, feed consumption showed a non-significant dierence (P = 0.8082)
with the treatments within 1–5 weeks. Moreover, the feed conversion ratio
was significantly (P<0.05) boosted (P = 0.0137) with the supplementation of
the Bc+Pp mixture. Furthermore, Bc+Pp mixture supplementation provided a
significant boost in carcass traits, especially liver, gizzard, and giblet percentage
(P = 0.0112, P = 0.0976, and P = 0.0028). The current result showed a significant
(P<0.05) increase in total protein, albumin, and globulin with supplementation of
the Bc+Pp mixture. Moreover, the treatment significantly (P<0.05) reduced total
cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein. Superoxide dismutase,
total antioxidant capacity, reduced glutathione, and glutathione peroxidase were significantly (P<0.05) improved by supplementation of the Bc+Pp mixture.
Furthermore, the digestive enzymes were significantly (P<0.05) improved, and
the total bacterial and lactic acid bacteria counts were significantly (P<0.05)
augmented, whereas the counts of Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, total
coliform, and Enterococcus spp. were significantly (P<0.05) decreased with
dietary bacterial mixture treatments.
Discussion: In conclusion, supplementing growing Japanese quail with
a mixture of Bc+Pp has a positive impact on their growth performance,
antioxidative status, immunological response, digestive enzymes, and
caecal microbiota.
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