Industry:	Poultry Operations
Application:	Feed additive in poultry farm
Customer:	Himalayan Foods
Where:	Pakistan
When:	Summer 2010
SCD Products:	SCD Bio Livestock

Methodology Summary

• 5,100 chickens (1% of total flock) participated in the test
• Trial consisted of feeding .3 - .5 oz. of SCD Bio Livestock per animal per day; the probiotic liquid concentrate was added to the water supply
• Results at the end of the growth cycle were compared to the control group during that same period; all other conditions remained the same between the two groups.

Results

Chickens in the test group outperformed chickens in the control group, as demonstrated by the following statistics:

1. Chickens receiving the probiotic supplement were at market weight four days earlier than the control group (3-4g heavier)
2. Mortality rates were lower, decrease of 66% mortality rate, in the test group of chickens compared to the control group
3. The living conditions and the animals themselves were cleaner than the control group (visual inspection only)
4. The chickens in the trial group were delivered to the brokers who then sold the chickens to the butchers; butchers reported back to the brokers that the meat was better and requested all future deliveries be of the same quality
5. Noticeable reduction in the ammonia smell inherent in the pen area of the test birds

As a result of the test, Himalayan Foods has plans to incorporate SCD Probiotics into their feeding cycle.