The Effects of ACTIGENTM in Broiler Chicken Nutrition
Abstract
Actigen® is a prebiotic, containing mannan oligosaccharides (MOS), a specific product derived from the outer cell wall of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii). Actigen® is produced by Alltech Inc.(USA), using nutrigenomics technology, which allows determining the changes that occur in the expression of genes in the intestinal cells.
Actigen® is considered to be a growth promoter through its roles in immune modulation and improving the gut health. Researches carried out worldwide have highlighted that the use of Actigen® determined the improvement of the live body weight in broiler chickens, the improvement of weight gain, feed conversion and the reduction of losses due to mortalities.
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