Intestinal flora and nutrition demand a true balance

Bacterial species and bacterial counts in the intestinal tract of poultry are influenced by a number of factors. Due to the complexity of the interactions affecting simultaneously the intestinal ecosystem, it is difficult to evaluate the outcome of individual actions. In general, the use of low doses of antibiotics decreases the number of the most susceptible bacterial communities and enhances the growth of the resistant bacteria. Nutritional composition of feed and thus local availability of r