Marine Brown Algae Based Feed Additive to Help Broiler Productivity
Researchers from China have found that broiler diets supplemented with purified polymannuronate from marine brown algae help stimulate the activity of beneficial cecal microbiota and increase the production of lactic acid and volatile fatty acids.
A 42-days experiment was conducted to analyze the results. The results also showed that polymannuronate supplementation increased average daily weight gain and improved feed conversion. Thus polymannuronate has the potential to improve the immune status, antioxidant capacity and performance in broiler chickens.