Effect of synbiotic supplementation on growth, immunity andintestinal morphometry of broiler chickens in summer season


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  • A P GANJIWALE Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India image/svg+xml
  • K SETHY Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India image/svg+xml
  • N PANDA Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India image/svg+xml
  • A K MOHAPATRA Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India image/svg+xml
  • S K MISHRA Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India image/svg+xml
  • O S ANDHURE Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India image/svg+xml
  • A SWAIN Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India image/svg+xml
  • A K DAS Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha, India image/svg+xml

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v96i2.172914

Keywords:

Chickens, Growth, Histopathology, Immunity, Synbiotic

Abstract

To ascertain the effect of synbiotic supplementation on growth, immunity and intestinal morphometry in broiler chicken during summer season, one hundred sixty-day old Vencobb broiler chicks were randomly allocated into five treatments. Each treatment had 32 birds consisting of 4 replicates of 8 birds each. T0: Basal diet; T1: Basal diet + AGP (Salinomycin); T2: Basal diet + prebiotic [Mannan oligosaccharides (MOS)]; T3: Basal diet + probiotic (Lactoplus) and T4: Basal diet+ synbiotic (MOS+ Lactoplus). The birds were reared in three phases: pre starter phase (0-1 wk), starter phase (2-3 wks) and finisher phase (4-5 wks) and fed as per BIS (2007). The experiment was continued for the period of 35 days. Gain in body weight, FCR, immunity, morphometry of intestine and histology of liver and kidney were studied. Supplementation of synbiotic had significant effect on body weight and FCR. The antibody titre against Ranikhet disease vaccine and the CBH reaction against PHA-P were much greater (p<0.05) in birds fed diet supplemented with synbiotic compared to control group. Significant improvement (p<0.05) in intestinal villi length, villi width and crypt depth was observed in synbiotic supplemented birds. Histology of liver and kidney showed normal architecture. It may be concluded that synbiotic supplementation in broiler chickens improved the production performance, immunity and intestinal morphometry without any adverse effect on vital organs. 

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2025-10-29

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2026-07-02

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GANJIWALE, A. P. ., SETHY, K. ., PANDA, N. ., MOHAPATRA, A. K. ., MISHRA, S. K. ., ANDHURE, O. S. ., SWAIN, A. ., & DAS, A. K. . (2026). Effect of synbiotic supplementation on growth, immunity andintestinal morphometry of broiler chickens in summer season. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 96(2), 120–125. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v96i2.172914
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