Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Ilaya Bharathi D, R Ravikumar and A Latchumikanthan

Abstract:
The overuse of antibiotics may be harmful, which can cause resistance to pathogenic microorganisms and residues in meat and eggs. The study was conducted up to 4 weeks to evaluate the effect of probiotics supplementation on growth performance in Japanese quail. Totally 500 day old chicks randomly assigned to two groups (Treatment (T1) and control (T0) of 250 chicks each. 5 beads from Pro Beads EC®/bird/day were supplemented to the treatment group, and no beads were given to the control group. Body weight and body weight gain, Feed conversion ratio and Livability were recorded till marketing at weekly intervals. The above study concluded that supplementation of Probiotics (Probeads- EC®) improved the growth performance of Japanese quail broilers without negatively influencing the gut health.