<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Articles><Article><id>342</id><JournalTitle>EFFECTS OF PROBIOTICS AND SYNBIOTICS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND HAEMATO-BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN BROILER CHICKENS</JournalTitle><Abstract>The research was conducted to observe the effect of probiotics and synbiotics on growth performance (body weight
gain, carcass percentage, average daily weight gain and feed conversion ratio), haematological parameters (total erythrocyte
count, haemoglobin concentration and packed cell volume) and biochemical parameters (Urea, Uric acid, Creatinine, serum
glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase) of broiler chickens.Twenty one, one-day-old
broiler chicks (Shaver starbro) were assigned to 3 treatments (7 birds/ treatment). Treatment groups were: Control diet
without synbiotics or probiotics (Group A), with probiotics (Gut-proÂ®) (Group B), with synbiotics (TGIÂ®) (Group C). Chicks
were reared for 35 days. Body weight gain was increased significantly (p<0.05) in birds supplemented synbiotic compared
with control and probiotic treated group. The synbiotic supplemented group had increased (p<0.05) carcass percentage
compared with the control group and probiotic supplemented group. However, the carcass percentage did not show
significant differences between the control group and probiotic supplemented group. Packed cell volume increased (p<0.05)
in synbiotic and probiotic treated group. Urea, uric acid and creatinine concentration increased significantly (p<0.01) in
synbiotic supplemented group. No significant (p>0.05) difference was found for serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase but
serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase value increased significantly (p<0.01) in both probiotic and synbiotic treated group</Abstract><Email>mehedivet@gmail.com</Email><articletype>Research</articletype><volume>5</volume><issue>10</issue><year>2015</year><keyword>Broiler,Probiotics,Synbiotics,Haematological Parameter,Biochemical parameter</keyword><AUTHORS>Khondokar Sagor Ahmed,Mehedi Hasan,Md. Asaduzzaman,Afia Khatun,Kamrul Islam</AUTHORS><afflication>Department of Physiology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.,Department of Animal Science, EXIM Bank Agricultural University Bangladesh, Chapainawabganj-6300, Bangladesh.,Department of Physiology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.,Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh,Department of Physiology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.</afflication></Article></Articles>