An evaluation of fructooligosaccharide in diets for broiler chickens and effects on salmonellae contamination of carcasses

Two similar trials were conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary inclusion of fructooligosaccharide (FOS) on live performance and carcass characteristics of broilers and on incidence and level of salmonellae on prechill broiler carcasses. The FOS was fed at two levels (0 and 0.375%) in a complet...

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Published in:Poultry science 1993-04, Vol.72 (4), p.643-650
Main Authors: Waldroup, A.L. (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR), Skinner, J.T, Hierholzer, R.E, Waldroup, P.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ABDOMEN
Animal Feed
Animals
Bacitracin - administration & dosage
BACITRACINA
BACITRACINE
BIODEGRADACION
BIODEGRADATION
CANAL ANIMAL
CARCASSE
Chickens - microbiology
Coccidiostats - administration & dosage
Colony Count, Microbial
COMPOSICION DE LA CANAL
COMPOSITION DE LA CARCASSE
DESEMPENO
DIETA
Dietary Carbohydrates - pharmacology
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
INFECCION
INFECTION
Male
OLIGOSACARIDOS
OLIGOSACCHARIDE
Oligosaccharides - pharmacology
POLLO DE ENGORDE
POULET DE CHAIR
Poultry Diseases - microbiology
REGIME ALIMENTAIRE
Salicylates - administration & dosage
SALMONELLA
Salmonella Infections, Animal - microbiology
Salmonella typhimurium - growth & development
TEJIDO ADIPOSO
TISSU ADIPEUX
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Summary:Two similar trials were conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary inclusion of fructooligosaccharide (FOS) on live performance and carcass characteristics of broilers and on incidence and level of salmonellae on prechill broiler carcasses. The FOS was fed at two levels (0 and 0.375%) in a complete factorial arrangement with two levels (0 and 55 mg/kg) of bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD) in nutritionally complete diets. Broilers were grown to 49 days of age, and samples were processed to determine dressing percentage, abdominal fat content, and most probable number salmonellae on prechill carcasses. The addition of FOS to nutritionally complete broiler diets at 0.375% had little consistent effect on growth rate, feed utilization, mortality, carcass dressing percentage, abdominal fat content, or incidence or severity of salmonellae contamination of processed broiler carcasses. There appeared to be an antagonism between FOS and BMD on both live performance and salmonellae contamination of processed broiler carcasses
ISSN:0032-5791
1525-3171
DOI:10.3382/ps.0720643