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Think Grain Think Feed - Volume 11 | Issue 9 | July 2025
Think Grain Think Feed - Volume 11 | Issue 9 | July 2025

treatment groups (p < 0.05)
control. This improved
different superscripts differ significantly (p<0.05), Mean±SD, n=4].
whey was combined with
as shown in Fig. 3. While no
probiotics. Kanza et al. (2019)
efficiency is attributed to
significant difference in FCR
noted that whey protein
FWP's superior nutritional
profile, offering high-quality
study period, the T1 group
supplementation boosted
protein, essential amino
maintained the highest FCR
acids, and branched-chain was observed over the entire concentrate (WPC)
feed consumption, weight
amino acids (BCAAs), known (1.95) at the 6th week, gain, and body weight,
for their role in muscle numerically higher than T2 though without significantly
protein metabolism and (1.78), T4 (1.67), and T3 affecting FCR. Ashour et al.
overall growth. Bovine whey (1.67). This higher FCR in the (2020) demonstrated
protein's balanced essential control group was linked to improved FCR in all WPC-fed
amino acid composition, its higher feed consumption. broiler groups compared to
enhanced digestibility, and The lower FCR observed in controls, with optimal results
high biological value FWP-fed groups is at 0.20% and 0.25% WPC.
contribute to this. Beyond potentially due to the While FWP generally
providing amino acids, FWP's satiety-inducing effects of promote satiety, enhance
bioactive peptides (2–20 whey-derived peptides, growth performance, and
amino acid residues) exert leading to reduced overall support overall health and
antimicrobial, antioxidant, feed intake. productivity, a crucial point broilers. reduced serum triglyceride, density lipoprotein (HDL),
antihypertensive, and FWPs offer multiple of our study was to directly Supplementation with cholesterol, and total lipid low-density lipoprotein
immunomodulatory effects, functional benefits beyond evaluate fermented whey fermented cheese whey levels in broiler chickens, (LDL), and very-low-density
promoting intestinal health those of typical prebiotics peptides (FWPs) as a viable fractions (FWP) significantly while no significant effect lipoprotein (VLDL) levels over
and disease resistance, and probiotics, which alternative to antibiotics in was observed on high- the entire study period as
thereby enhancing feed primarily support gut poultry. We found that FWPs,
efficiency. The T4 group, immunity. FWP contains administered for a mere one
specifically, showed essential amino acids, week (1 mL per day), yielded
enhanced gut development organic acids, minerals, comparable effects on
and accelerated muscle vitamins, and bioactive whey growth performance to a
growth, resulting in the peptides with antioxidant conventional probiotic and
highest observed body and antidiabetic properties. immunomodulator regimen
weight gain. All FWP diet This multi-faceted maintained for 42 days. This
groups demonstrated functionality contributes to striking efficiency
increased feed consumption enhanced immunity, underscores not only the
and body weight gain until improved gut microflora, and health benefits of FWP for
the 6th week, with FWP diets a better blood profile in the broiler birds, but also
proving more palatable than long term. significant potential
the standard diet. Similar studies support these economic advantages for
Importantly, the addition of findings: Hilmi et al. (2018) poultry farmers due to
whey protein fractions did reported that fermented reduced administration
not affect the mortality rate cheese whey as a duration. This aligns with the
in any FWP treatment groups nutraceutical significantly broader consumer demand
(T2, T3, T4). The >10 kDa decreased feed consumption for antibiotic-free poultry,
FWP fraction (T4) particularly and FCR in poultry, while which offers a reduced risk of
improved overall body also increasing egg antimicrobial-resistant (AMR)
weight gain by 42 days of production. While some pathogens and improved gut
age. research, like Sugiharto et al. health in the final product.
Regarding Feed Conversion (2019), found no significant Future research will further
Ratio (FCR), a key indicator of impact of whey powder on explore FWP's impact on
feed quality and weight gain broiler FCR, others, such as body fat composition, meat
efficiency, the control group Samli et al. (2019) and Zarei and egg quality, egg
(T1) exhibited a significantly et al. (2020), observed production capacity, and
higher average FCR at the improved growth meat protein content in

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