In recent years, prebiotics have been considered as potential alternatives to antibiotics.
Mechanisms by which prebiotics modulate the ecosystem of the gut include alternation of …

Antibiotics used to be supplemented to animal feeds as growth promoter and as an effective
strategy to reduce the burden of pathogenic bacteria present in the gastro-intestinal tract …

United States is the largest producer and the second largest exporter of broiler meat in the
world. In the US, broiler production is largely converting to antibiotic-free programs which …

Scientific and commercial interest of probiotics, prebiotics and their effect on human health
and disease has increased in the last decade. The aim of this review article is to evaluate …

A growing global concern of antibiotic use in poultry diets due to its potential adverse effects
on birds and human health, food safety and the environment has led to a complete ban or …

Probiotics, prebiotics, and phytobiotics could be a possible solution as immunostimulants in
monogastric animal nutrition. Beneficial effects of application thereof in animals are …

Intestinal dysbiosis is associated with a large number of disease processes including
necrotizing enterocolitis and late-onset sepsis in preterm infants and colic and antibiotic …

Sustainable industry practices and circular economy concepts encourage the transformation
of production waste into by-products. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is widely used in …

The reduction in the use of antibiotics in the poultry industry has considerably increased the
appearance of Clostridium perfringens (CP)–induced subclinical necrotic enteritis (SNE) …

Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA♦
Corresponding author: wkkim@ uga. edu abstract due to the threat and emergence of …