EFFECT OF PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTATION ON SELECTED INDICES OF ENERGY PROFILE AND ANTIOXIDANT STATUS OF CHICKENS

摘要

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of two probiotic strains Lactobacillus fermentum CCM 7158 and Enterococcus faecium M 74 given to the drinking water on the some parameters of energy profile (cholesterol, triglycerides, total protein, glucose) and antioxidant status (total antioxidant status – TAS, albumins, bilirubin) of female broiler chickens. The experiment was conducted on hybrid Hybro (n=180). The feeding period lasted 42 days. Experimental chickens of E1 group received a probiotic preparation in drinking water with concentration of 1.109 colony forming units (CFU) of L. fermentum CCM 7158 in 1 g of nutrient medium and experimental chickens of E2 group concentration of 2.109 CFU of E. faecium M-74 in 1 g of nutrient medium. The control group of animals received water without any additives. TAS in both probiotic groups was significantly increased. No significant differences were found in other parameters.