Probiotics have been particularly useful in the early stages of chick growth since the gut of the newly hatched chick is sterile and administering probiotics through water at this stage helps to build up beneficial bacteria much faster than the normal course.

Available articles:

• Make probiotics work for poultry [Feed Mix special: alternatives to antibiotics 2000 page 28-30]
• Pro and antibiotic in sequence perform well in broiler diet [Feed Mix 8.1 page 18-20]