Effect of sunflower meal and phytase supplementation on the composition of gut microbiota
This study aimed to examine whether adding extra phytase (1500 FTU) to sunflower meal-based (SM) diets can improve the ileal and caecal microbiota composition. A total of 576-day-old male Ross 308 broilers were fed four iso- nitrogenous and iso-caloric diets: control (C), C with phytase (CP), SM, and SM with phytase (SMP). SM was included at 20% during the grower and at 30% during the finisher phases.