Assessing the efficacy of pro bead-EC probiotics in Siruvidai native chicken

The study was conducted to assess the efficacy of Pro Beads-EC Probiotics in Siruvidai native chickens reared in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu, India, in terms of growth performance, livability, intestinal coliform, and immunomodulatory effect against Ranikhet disease. Accordingly, the experimental study was conducted, in which group I (N=30) birds were considered as a test group and group II (N=30) acted as a control group. Along with routine management procedure, group I birds were supplemented orally with five Pro Beads-EC probiotic beads per bird in the early morning along with regular feeding, and group II control birds were fed with normal commercial feed from one day old to 8 weeks of age. The results indicated that the body weight gain, livability, and increase in antibody titer against Ranikhet disease in the test group were significantly higher than in the control group. On account of intestinal coliform counts, there was no significant difference in both groups. This study concluded that supplementation of Pro Beads-EC probiotics for Siruvidai native chicken had significantly improved the body weight gain, livability, and increase in antibody titer against Ranikhet disease.