[HTML][HTML] Use of antibiotics in broiler production: Global impacts and alternatives

Y Mehdi, MP Létourneau-Montminy, ML Gaucher… - Animal nutrition, 2018 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections. However, a selective pressure gave rise to
bacteria resistant to antibiotics. This leaves scientists worried about the danger to human …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of butyrate and its derivatives for gut health and animal production

A Bedford, J Gong - Animal Nutrition, 2018 - Elsevier
Butyrate is produced by microbial fermentation in the large intestine of humans and animals.
It serves as not only a primary nutrient that provides energy to colonocytes, but also a …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of microbiome modulation on the intestinal health of poultry

MH Kogut - Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The chicken gastrointestinal (GI) tract is home to a complex microbial community that
underlines the links between diet and health. The GI tract is rich in microbial biodiversity …

Sustainable antibiotic-free broiler meat production: Current trends, challenges, and possibilities in a developing country perspective

MH Haque, S Sarker, MS Islam, MA Islam, MR Karim… - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chickens are raised with the assistance of the regular use of antibiotics,
not only for the prevention and treatment of diseases but, also, for body growth. Overuse and …

The role of probiotics in the poultry industry

SM Lutful Kabir - International journal of molecular sciences, 2009 - mdpi.com
The increase of productivity in the poultry industry has been accompanied by various
impacts, including emergence of a large variety of pathogens and bacterial resistance …

Antimicrobial and probiotic properties of yeasts: from fundamental to novel applications

R Hatoum, S Labrie, I Fliss - Frontiers in microbiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The yeasts constitute a large and heterogeneous group of microorganisms that are currently
attracting increased attention from scientists and industry. Numerous and diverse biological …

Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a probiotic feed additive to non and pseudo‐ruminant feeding: a review

MMY Elghandour, ZL Tan, SH Abu Hafsa… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The production of livestock and poultry faces major challenges to meet the global demand
for meat and dairy products and eggs due to a steady increase in the world's population and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of probiotic-supplemented diets on growth performance and intestinal immune characteristics of broiler chickens

SP Bai, AM Wu, XM Ding, Y Lei, J Bai, KY Zhang… - Poultry science, 2013 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of a probiotic product incorporating
Lactobacillus fermentum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the growth performance and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of yeast culture in broiler diets on performance and immunomodulatory functions

J Gao, HJ Zhang, SH Yu, SG Wu, I Yoon, J Quigley… - Poultry Science, 2008 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of supplemental yeast culture (Diamond V XP
Yeast Culture; YC) in broiler diets on performance, digestibility, mucosal development, and …

Role of different growth enhancers as alternative to in-feed antibiotics in poultry industry

K Rafiq, M Tofazzal Hossain, R Ahmed… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The poultry industry has grown so fast alongside the irrational use of antibiotics to maximize
profit and make the production cost-effective during the last few decades. The rising and …