The microbiota plays a vital role in maintaining gut health and influences the overall
performance of chickens. Most gut microbiota-related studies have been performed in …

Threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid for animals and the limiting amino acid in swine
and poultry diets, which plays a vital role in the modulation of nutritional metabolism …

Immunomodulation of the immune system by stimulating or suppressing one or both arms, is
an emerging concept driven by the understanding of the host defense system. In particular …

Dietary nutrients and the gut microbiota are increasingly recognized to cross-regulate and
entrain each other, and thus affect host health and immune-mediated diseases. Here, we …

Gut health has significant implications for swine overall health status and nutrient utilization,
due to its various functions including digestion and absorption of nutrients, secretion of …

Valine is an important essential amino acid of laying hens. Dietary supplemented with
BCAAs ameliorated gut microbiota, whereas elevated blood levels of BCAAs are positively …

Even though the intestine represents a small proportion of body weight in broiler chickens,
its requirements for energy and nutrients are high. A healthy broiler intestine has a well …

Phytogenic feed additives have been gaining considerable interest due to their ability to
improve gut health and thereby performance of broiler chickens. The impact of Glycyrrhiza …

Simple Summary Early life is a critical window period for the colonization of intestinal
microbiota in animals. The colonized intestinal microbiota during this early stage has an …

Coccidiosis is an economically significant protozoan disease and an intracellular parasite
that significantly impacts poultry production. The gastrointestinal tract microbiota plays a …