8 Vet Info-H • Sep–Dec 2023 • Vol 11 • No. 4 HimFlora® (POWDER) HimFlora is a nonantibiotic growth promoter that acts as a gut protector, digestive stimulant, and performance enhancer for poultry. It is made from multistrain Bacillus probiotics and natural compounds including oleoresins and phytogenic compounds. HimFlora enhances gastrointestinal health in birds and aids in digestion, absorption, and utilization of nutrients, resulting in better performance. Aim To assess the effect of HimFlora on broiler chicken growth performance, ready-to-cook (RTC) weight, and nutrient digestibility Materials and Methods Nine hundred 1-day-old Cobb 430Y broiler chickens were randomly divided into 5 groups (T0, T1, T2, T3, and T4) with 2 replicates of 90 birds each. T0 was raised on regular broiler feed without any antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs). In contrast, T1, T2, T3, and T4 were raised on regular broiler feed and were simultaneously supplemented with enramycin at 100 g, synbiotic formulation with phytoactives (SFP; HimFlora) at 100 and 150 g, and competitor probiotic product (CPP) at 100 g per ton of feed, respectively. The data pertaining to the parameters were collected and were statistically analyzed using Dunnett’s multiple comparison post hoc test and one-way ANOVA using SPSS version 20 for Windows (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA). Results and Discussion Supplementation with HimFlora at 150 g/ton augmented the body weight, feed conversion ratio (FCR), European production efficiency factor (EEF), RTC weight, and nutrient digestibility, with enhanced gut health and overall health of the broiler chicken compared with the results of supplementation with AGPs and CPP (Table). Body weight: Chicken that received HimFlora supplementation at 150 g/ton recorded 12.88% and 2.78% better body weight compared with that in the control and enramycin-supplemented groups, respectively. FCR: Chicken that received feed supplementation with HimFlora at 150 g/ton consumed 23 g and 2 g less feed/unit of body weight gain compared with that in the control and enramycin-supplemented groups, respectively. Relative RTC weight: Chicken that received feed supplementation with HimFlora at 150 g/ton gained 10.23% and 2.31% more RTC weight compared with that in the control and enramycin-supplemented groups, respectively. Conclusion HimFlora can be used safely to improve the growth performance of broiler chicken including their relative RTC weight. HimFlora did not have any adverse effects on the health of the broiler chicken during the feeding trial. Source: Bhagwat VG, et al. J Appl Biol Biotechnol. 2023;X(XX):1–7. Effect of HimFlora® Supplementation on the Growth Performance of Broiler Chicken Table. Effect of HimFlora Supplementation on the Growth Performance of Broiler Chicken Group T0 T1 T2 T3 T4 Livability, % 96.70 96.70 96.20 98.40 95.10 BodyWeight, g 1902 2089 1941 2107 2147 FCR 1.85 1.63 1.63 1.58 1.62 cFCR 1.87 1.61 1.61 1.56 1.59 EEF 284 353 349 374 359 Relative RTCWeight, % 55.89 60.22 59.94 62.55 61.61 The values are represented as mean. cFCR, corrected feed conversion ratio; FCR, feed conversion ratio; EEF: European production efficiency factor; RTC, ready-to-cook. Research at Himalaya
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