Hua Yuan, Guangdong Bai, Yu Lin, Xilong Yu, Qinghui Yang, Renkai Dou, Hao Sun, Zeyu Zhao, Zhongyu Li, Zhihui Chen, Liangmei Xu
Nisin (Ni) is a polypeptide bacteriocin produced by lactic streptococci (probiotics) that can inhibit the majority of gram-positive bacteria, and improve the growth performance of broilers, and exert antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties. The present study investigated the potential preventive effect of Nisin on necrotic enteritis induced by Clostridium perfringens (Cp) challenge. A total of 288 Arbor Acres (AA) broiler chickens of one-day-olds were allocated using 2 × 2 factorial arrangement into four groups with 6 replicates (12 chickens per replicate), including: 1) control group (Con, basal diet), 2) Cp challenge group (Cp, basal diet + 1...
January 24, 2024: Journal of Animal Science