#polymannuronate

Marine brown algae sourced feed additive said to offer promise for broiler productivity

Including an algae derivative in broiler diets can improve the birds’ immune status, antioxidant capacity, and performance, finds a new Chinese study.

Writing in the journal Poultry Science , the scientists reported that supplementation of broiler diets with purified polymannuronate (PM) from marine brown algae can stimulate the activity of beneficial cecal microbiota and result in increased…