The Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Propolis on Bacteria Colonization Pattern in Gastrointestinal Tract of Broiler Chickens

Authors : İvan MISKULIN, İvana KLARIC, Matija DOMACINOVIC, Berislav PRAKATUR, Mirela PAVIC, Mario RONTA, Maja MISKULIN

Pages : 53-53

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Publication Date : 2018-12-08

Article Type : Conference Paper

Abstract :Recent studies have suggested an increase in the production performance in poultry fed diets with propolis 1,2 . This advantages could be related to effect of propolis on gastrointestinal microbiota which increase the levels of beneficial bacteria and decrease the pathogenic types 3 . The aim of this study was to determine the total bacterial count, the count of Lactobacillus genera and the count of Enterobacteriaceae genera in ileum and crop of broiler chickens. This experimental study was conducted on 120 Ross 308 broiler chickens of equally distributed sex, which were randomly divided into three groups: control group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(C); and two experimental groups of chickens insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P1 and P2);. Throughout the whole study insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(for 42 days); the control group of chickens was fed feed mixture while feed mixture that was fed to the experimental groups of chickens contained propolis in amount of 0,5 g/kg insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P1 group); and 1,0 g/kg of feed mixture insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P2 group);. The study revealed statistically significant difference in number of Lactobacillus genera in ileum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.036); between control and experimental groups of broiler chickens while there were no statistically significant differences in total bacterial count insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.351); and in number of Enterobacteriaceae genera insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.990);. The study further showed statistically significant difference in number of Enterobacteriaceae genera insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.043); in crop between control and experimental groups of broiler chickens while there were no statistically significant differences in total bacterial count insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.066); and in number of Lactobacillus genera insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.558);. One can conclude that dietary supplementation with propolis influence the colonization patterns of gastrointestinal tract of broiler chickens.
Keywords : Broiler Chickens, propolis