Bans on the use of in-feed antibiotics in poultry production in Europe and elsewhere have led to many initiatives to find suitable alternatives. In India, several probiotic trails have shown promising results.
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Keywords: probiotics, poultry nutrition, pathogens, salmonella, Lallemand, Venkateshwara Hatcheries, Pdiococcus acidilactici, S. Boulardii.