Potential role of important nutraceuticals in poultry performance and health-A comprehensive review

M Alagawany, SS Elnesr, MR Farag… - Research in veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotics use in poultry as a growth promoter leads to the propagation of antibiotic-resistant
microorganisms and incorporation of drug residues in foods; therefore, it has been restricted …

Gastrointestinal microbiota and their manipulation for improved growth and performance in chickens

S Fathima, R Shanmugasundaram, D Adams… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The gut of warm-blooded animals is colonized by microbes possibly constituting at least 100
times more genetic material of microbial cells than that of the somatic cells of the host. These …

In vivo and in vitro assessment of commercial probiotic and organic acid feed additives in broilers challenged with Campylobacter coli

M Mortada, DE Cosby, R Shanmugasundaram… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
Campylobacter is a major foodborne pathogen associated with the consumption or handling
of raw or undercooked poultry meat. In vitro and in vivo experiments were conducted to …

Synbiotic supplementation to decrease Salmonella colonization in the intestine and carcass contamination in broiler birds

R Shanmugasundaram, M Mortada, DE Cosby… - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
In vitro and in vivo experiments were conducted to study the effects of synbiotic
supplementation on Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (SE) proliferation, cecal content …

Characterizing the immune response of chickens to Campylobacter jejuni (Strain A74C)

M Mortada, DE Cosby, G Akerele, N Ramadan… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Campylobacter is one of the major foodborne pathogens causing bacterial gastroenteritis
worldwide. The immune response of broiler chickens to C. jejuni is under-researched. This …

Lactobacillus salivarius and Lactobacillus agilis feeding regulates intestinal stem cells activity by modulating crypt niche in hens

Y Hong, Z Zhou, L Yu, K Jiang, J Xia, Y Mi… - Applied Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
Previously, we found that Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus agilis, and Lactobacillus
aviarius were associated with excellent egg nutrition in native chicken. Next, the optimal …

Effects of Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis and Heidelberg on host CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cell suppressive immune responses in chickens

R Shanmugasundaram, K Acevedo, M Mortada… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Poultry infected with Salmonella mount an immune response initially, however the immune
responses eventually disappear leading the bird to be a carrier of Salmonella. The …

Research Note: Effect of synbiotic supplementation on caecal Clostridium perfringens load in broiler chickens with different necrotic enteritis challenge models

R Shanmugasundaram, A Markazi, M Mortada, TT Ng… - Poultry science, 2020 - Elsevier
Studies were conducted to determine the efficacy of synbiotic applications to combat the
negative effects of necrotic enteritis (NE). An in vitro study was conducted to test the effect of …

Effect of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis probiotic supplementation on cecal Salmonella load in broilers challenged with salmonella

R Shanmugasundaram, TJ Applegate… - Journal of Applied Poultry …, 2020 - Elsevier
The overall objective in this study is to determine the effects of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus
licheniformis probiotic supplementation on performance and cecal Salmonella load in …

Efficacy of chitosan-based nanoparticle vaccine administered to broiler birds challenged with Salmonella

KY Acevedo-Villanueva, B Lester, S Renu, Y Han… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the immune response of broilers vaccinated
with Salmonella chitosan-nanoparticle (CNP) vaccine and challenged with Salmonella. The …