Evaluation of the Probiotic Mixture and Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate Supplementation on Intestinal Health of Clostridium perfringens Induced Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens

Abstract

Necrotic enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens is one of the most important bacterial diseases of poultry which is sporadic in nature and has been reported from most parts of the world (Timbermont et al., 2011). This disease usually occurs in broiler chickens of 2–6 weeks and in layers of 12–24 weeks of age. The disease occurs when high numbers of bacteria coincide with a damaged intestinal mucosa. Clostridium perfringens produces many minor toxins and the most important are β2 and enterotoxin (Van Immerseel et al., 2004).Necrotic enteritis in poultry could be controlled by supplementation of infeed antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) and ionophores International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 10 Number 02 (2021) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com