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Supplementation of encapsulated indigenous probiotics lactic acid bacteria on intestinal histomorphology and goblet cell density of broiler chickens was investigated. A total of 48 day old chick Lohmann strain broilers reared during 21 days were divided into four treatment groups, namely T0, T1, T2, and T3. The T0 group was raised with unsupplemented probiotics, while T1, T2, and T3 were supplemented with multistrain probiotics at different level 0.5 g; 1.0 g; 1.5 g/kg feed, respectively. The result showed that feed consumption was not affected by probiotic supplementation whereas weight gain and feed conversion ratio were significantly affected (P<0.05) by the treatments. Furthermore, probiotics supplementation treatment had the highest and widest villus in intestinal epithelium than control and increased cell goblet density in the jejunum. In conclusion, supplementation of encapsulated indigenous probiotics lactic acid bacteria stimulate proliferation of intestinal epithelium in broiler chickens at starter phase in order to improve the performance and gut health
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