Evaluating the effect of probiotics in broilers

The effect of probiotics on the development and health of broilers was studied by veterinarians from the Dutch Health Centre for Poultry (GVP) in the city of Emmen. Researcher, Gerwin Bouwhuis shares some of his findings. Developing good colonisation resistance at a young age works on two fronts. On the one hand it is important in the context of reducing the use of antibiotics. On the other hand it stimulates the development of the broiler. To study both aspects of the effect of probiotics, 40