Consumer demands for chickens raised without the use of antibiotics, legislative restrictions,
and trade opportunities have encouraged many integrators within the poultry industry to …

Antibiotics as growth promoters in poultry have been used for long time for improving feed
efficiency and performance. Due to their various side-effects such as antibiotic resistance …

Studies investigating the role that complex microbiotas associated with animals and humans
play in health and wellbeing have been greatly facilitated by advances in DNA sequencing …

Bacillus spp. are widely used in animal production for their probiotic properties. In many
animal species, feed supplementation with specific Bacillus strains can provide numerous …

Coccidiosis is a potentially severe enteritis caused by species of obligate intracellular
parasites of the genus Eimeria. These parasites cause significant economic losses to the …

Corresponding author: nabil. alloui@ izoo. krakow. pl abstract a probiotic is a culture of live
microorganisms that can manipulate and maintain a beneficial microflora in the gut …

Broiler chicken production is one of the most lucrative food production industries globally
because of the demand for poultry products. Stringent regulations pertaining to the use of …

The increasing occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria combined with regulatory pressure
and consumer demands for foods produced without antibiotics has caused the agricultural …

Necrotic enteritis (NE) and coccidiosis are among the most prevalent infectious diseases in
broiler chickens, contributing to large profitability losses. Bacillus subtilis is a promising …

Coccidiosis is an inherent risk in the commercial broiler industry and inflicts devastating
economic losses to poultry operations. Probiotics may provide a potential alternative to the …