Probiotics, prebiotics, and phytogenic substances for optimizing gut health in poultry

AA Shehata, S Yalçın, JD Latorre, S Basiouni, YA Attia… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The gut microbiota has been designated as a hidden metabolic 'organ'because of its
enormous impact on host metabolism, physiology, nutrition, and immune function. The …

Intestinal microbiome of poultry and its interaction with host and diet

D Pan, Z Yu - Gut microbes, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of poultry is densely populated with microorganisms which
closely and intensively interact with the host and ingested feed. The gut microbiome benefits …

Spatial and temporal changes in the broiler chicken cecal and fecal microbiomes and correlations of bacterial taxa with cytokine gene expression

BB Oakley, MH Kogut - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
To better understand the ecology of the poultry gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome and its
interactions with the host, we compared GI bacterial communities by sample type (fecal or …

Immune response of chicken gut to natural colonization by gut microflora and to Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis infection

M Crhanova, H Hradecka, M Faldynova… - Infection and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
In commercial poultry production, there is a lack of natural flora providers since chickens are
hatched in the clean environment of a hatchery. Events occurring soon after hatching are …

Contact with adult hen affects development of caecal microbiota in newly hatched chicks

T Kubasova, M Kollarcikova, M Crhanova… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Chickens in commercial production are hatched in a clean hatchery environment in the
absence of any contact with adult hens. However, Gallus gallus evolved to be hatched in a …

Patterns of community assembly in the developing chicken microbiome reveal rapid primary succession

SD Jurburg, MSM Brouwer, D Ceccarelli… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The fine‐scale temporal dynamics of the chicken gut microbiome are unexplored, but
thought to be critical for chicken health and productivity. Here, we monitored the fecal …

Microencapsulated short-chain fatty acids in feed modify colonization and invasion early after infection with Salmonella enteritidis in young chickens

F Van Immerseel, V Fievez, J De Buck, F Pasmans… - Poultry Science, 2004 - Elsevier
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) are widely used as feed additives in poultry for the control of
pathogenic bacteria, such as Salmonella enteritidis. Recently, a new range of products was …

Medium-Chain Fatty Acids Decrease Colonization and Invasion through hilA Suppression Shortly after Infection of Chickens with Salmonella enterica Serovar …

F Van Immerseel, J De Buck, F Boyen… - Applied and …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
The most common source of Salmonella infections in humans is food of poultry origin.
Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis has a particular affinity for the contamination of the …

Evaluation of the epithelial barrier function and ileal microbiome in an established necrotic enteritis challenge model in broiler chickens

JD Latorre, B Adhikari, SH Park, KD Teague… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Necrotic enteritis (NE) is a recognized multifactorial disease that cost annually to the poultry
industry around $2 billion. However, diverse aspects related to its presentation are not …

Age at primary infection with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in the chicken influences persistence of infection and subsequent immunity to re-challenge

RK Beal, P Wigley, C Powers, SD Hulme… - Veterinary immunology …, 2004 - Elsevier
Salmonella enterica remains one of the most important food-borne pathogens of humans
and is often acquired through consumption of infected poultry meat or eggs. Control of …