Along with the intensive development of methods of livestock breeding, breeders'
expectations are growing concerning feed additives that would guarantee such results as …

Sustainable poultry meat and egg production is important to provide safe and quality protein
sources in human nutrition worldwide. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of chickens harbor a …

With the increase in regulations regarding the use of antibiotic growth promoters and the rise
in consumer demand for poultry products from 'Raised Without Antibiotics' or 'No Antibiotics …

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 …

Recent outbreaks of food-borne diseases highlight the need for reducing bacterial
pathogens in foods of animal origin. Animal enteric pathogens are a direct source for food …

Prebiotics are non-digestible feed ingredients that are metabolized by specific members of
intestinal microbiota and provide health benefits for the host. Fermentable oligosaccharides …

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 …

Prebiotics may modify the biological processes in the chickens' gastrointestinal tract to
improve poultry performance and health. Prebiotics are natural feed additives that offer …

Galacto‐oligosaccharides (GOS) have now been definitely established as prebiotic
ingredients after in vitro and animal and human in vivo studies. Currently, GOS are produced …

BACKGROUND In view of a worldwide attempt to restrict or ban the use of antibiotics as
growth promoters in animal production, probiotics, prebiotics and combinations of both, as …