date:Sep 15, 2012
nce in body weight or feed efficiency between the broilers on the two diets.
However, Koci explained that there could have been something going on behind the scenes. He said the interaction between direct-fed microbial species and intestinal cells can result in a change of energy consumption in the small intestine. The change in energy could lead to an increase in the amount of energy available to the immune system, he added.
The broilers on the microbial diet did have a faster response in the