Antibiotics have been overused and misused for preventive and therapeutic purposes.
Specifically, antibiotics are frequently used as growth promoters for improving productivity …

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 …

Phytases belong to the class of phosphohydrolases that begin the step-wise hydrolysis of
phosphates from phytates. Phytates are a derivative of myo-inositol, which is the primary …

Simple Summary Spore-forming probiotics are widely used in the poultry industry for their
beneficial impact on host health. The main feature that separates spore-forming probiotics …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of Bacillus subtilis-based probiotic
supplementation in broiler chicken diets on growth performance, feed efficiency, intestinal …

Salmonella and Campylobacter are major causes of foodborne related illness and are
traditionally associated with consuming undercooked poultry and/or consuming products …

The global poultry trend toward the more responsible use of antibiotics is becoming
recurrent and has demanded the need to generate new natural alternatives. Probiotics have …

There is an increasing trend toward broiler production systems with higher welfare
requirements. Breed and stocking density are considered key factors for broiler welfare that …

The efficacy of two exogenous enzyme combinations and a multi-strain Bacillus probiotic
(DFM) on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, disappearance of non-starch …

Restrictions of in-feed antibiotics use in poultry has pushed research toward finding
appropriate alternatives such as Direct-Fed Microbials (DFM). In this study, previously tested …