Effects of dietary fat source and subtherapeutic levels of antibiotic on the bacterial community in the Ileum of broiler chickens at various ages

Research examines the composition of the bacterial community with respect to ileal contents of 7-, 14-, 21-, and 35-day-old broiler chickens fed with different dietary fat sources and subtherapeutic concentrations of the growth promoters salinomycin and avilamycin in bacteriological cultures. Results show that the microflora composition is age dependent and influenced by dietary fat source and antibiotics.