Necessity Of Probiotics In Poultry Health And Nutrition

By Author: Pravin J
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The world’s population is expected to reach more than 9 billion by 2050, imposing food security challenges particularly for developing countries like India. Moreover, economic growth has increased the demand for livestock products putting pressure on the livestock sector to produce more with limited resources. Enormous expansion of poultry industry in recent years poses issues regarding: the most efficient use of resources to produce food for humans; effects of land conversion and more intensified use on conservation of environmental services and biodiversity.

Despite the benefits to many of increased poultry production, this has created two major public health issues. First, sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics as growth promoters in poultry feed has evoked widespread concern, with their use banned in many countries, including the European Union (EU), due to the potential to develop antibiotic resistance in microbial populations associated with human and animal diseases. Second, some of the food borne zoonotic diseases like salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis and pathogenic Escherichia coli infection, among others are ...
... serious public health concerns around the world and can cause serious economic loss.

In the context of the growing concern with the sub-therapeutic use of AGP’s in poultry feed and greater appreciation of the role of the microbial ecology of the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) in determining animal productivity, increasing numbers of probiotics products are being developed and used in poultry nutrition.

Important Features of Probiotics
• Probiotics in a simple language are nothing but “live micro-organisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefits to the host”.
• Poultry feed additives which can successfully substitute for antibiotic growth promoters (AGP’s) will provide significant benefits for poultry production systems. To realize their potential, requires a holistic and systems-based approach to improve production efficiency.
• Probiotic micro-organisms are generally produced by a fermentation process with species and strain-specific temperature and pH and mostly dried by a freeze-drying or spray drying process.
• Growth in inexpensive media is important for commercial production. Probiotics in poultry nutrition need to maintain their viability during manufacturing, storage and handling, and quality control is needed to ensure this.
• Probiotics are selected to presumably withstand the gastro-intestinal environment and adhere to the intestinal epithelium.

Advantages of Probiotics in Poultry Nutrition
• Probiotics increases the population of beneficial micro-organisms including lactobacilli and bifidobacteria which then inhibit growth of harmful micro-organisms by producing inhibiting substances (bacteriocins and/or organic acids) and by competitive exclusion.
• Healthy gut environment helps in improved feed digestion thereby efficient feed nutrient utilization.
• Inhibits growth and multiplication of pathogenic micro-organisms by altering the gene expression pattern.
• Improvement in innate gut immunity through restitution of intestinal barrier function.
• Builds up immunity against pathogens in early chick stage and mitigates infection risks including necrotic enteritis (NE).
• Reduces incidence of wet litter and pasty vent.
• Effectively reduces early chick morbidity and mortality.

About CosBac
CosBac is a poultry-specific, multi-species synbiotic poultry feed additive that promotes eubiosis, enhances immunity, reduces rate of chick morbidity and mortality thus maximising economic return. CosBac offers Integrity, Protection and Balance by taking care of chicken gut health. It comprises endospores of unique non-GMO strains that grows profoundly in the gut of monogastric animals that survives high pelletization temperature and unfavourable gut conditions. CosBac is available in both feed and water soluble forms.

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CosBac is a multispecies synbiotic comprising Bacillus subtilis (PLSSC) 5x109 CFU/g, Bacillus coagulans (LBSC) 3x109 CFU/g and Lactobacillus acidophilus 2x109 CFU/g with guaranteed total potency of ≥ 10x109 CFU/g along with prebiotics.

Product Specification
Recommended Inclusion Levels :
CosBac (Feed)
For Broiler : Pre-starter & starter : 200 g/ton of feed
Finisher : 100 g/ton of feed
For Layer/Breeder : 100 g/ton of feed
CosBac (WS)
Continuous Application : 2 g/1000 birds/day
Intermittent Application : 20 g/1000 birds/day

Presentation :
CosBac (Feed) : Available in 25 kg HDPE drum and 20 kg (5x4) pack size
CosBac (WS) : Available in 500g & 200g pack size in bottle
Physical Appearance : Free flowing powder