The occurrence of microbial challenges in commercial poultry farming causes significant
economic losses. Antibiotics have been used to control diseases involving bacterial infection …

Many nutrients are capable of modulating the immune system. The concept of nutritional
immunomodulation goes beyond impairments in function associated with deficient or toxic …

The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of dietary antioxidants on pro-
inflammatory cytokines, heat shock protein (HSP) and antioxidant status in broiler chicks …

The effects of Enterococcus faecium on growth, intestinal barrier function, and immune
response in Escherichia coli O78-challenged broiler chickens were investigated. Three …

The present study was designed to investigate the effects of yeast β-d-glucans (YG) on gene
expression of endogenous β-defensins (AvBD s), cathelicidins (Cath) and liver-expressed …

Avian influenza virus (AIV) is a type A virus of the family Orthomyxoviridae. Avian influenza
virus infection can cause significant economic losses to the poultry industry, and raises a …

Necrotic enteritis (NE) is an enterotoxemic disease caused by Clostridium perfringens that
results in substantial economic losses to the global poultry industry. This study was …

ABSTRACT A study was conducted to assess the effect of yeast-derived carbohydrates
(YDC) on performance and innate immune responses of broiler chickens. In total, 1,080 one …

Background Exposure to heat stress suppresses poultry immune responses, which can
increase susceptibility to infectious diseases and, thereby, intensify the negative effects of …

Abstract Background Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is detrimental to poultry
health and its zoonotic potential is a food safety concern. Regulation of antimicrobials in …