The global pressure to eliminate synthetic Antibiotic Growth Promoters due to antimicrobial resistance has accelerated the search for sustainable, natural alternatives. This study evaluated the modulatory effects of fermented maize supernatant (FMS) as an organic liquid feed additive on the growth performance, intestinal microflora ecology, carcass yield, and meat sensory profile of broiler chickens. A total of two hundred and fifty one- day-old chicks (Hubbard) were randomly assigned to five treatments in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD), with each treatment comprising five replicates of ten birds each. The birds were reared in environmentally controlled deep litter pens for 42 days. Treatment 1 (T1, negative control) received a basal diet and un-supplemented drinking water; T2 (positive control) received the basal diet with the synthetic antibiotic neomycin at 20 g/L of water; while T3, T4, and T5 received the basal diet supplemented with FMS via drinking water at 10, 20, and 30 mL/L, respectively. The results demonstrated that growth performance indices, including cumulative feed intake, final body weight, and average daily gain
The global pressure to eliminate synthetic Antibiotic Growth Promoters due to antimicrobial resistance has accelerated the search for sustainable, natural alternatives.
