Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a gram-negative bacillus and resident of the normal intestinal
microbiota. However, some E. coli strains can cause diseases in humans, other mammals …

Oligosaccharides are low molecular weight carbohydrates between monosaccharides and
polysaccharides, which consist of 2 to 20 monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds. They …

The expanding use of antimicrobials in livestock is an important contributor to the worldwide
rapid increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, large-scale studies on AMR in …

Our knowledge about the gut microbiota of pigs is still scarce, despite the importance of
these animals for biomedical research and agriculture. Here, we present a collection of …

The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in livestock and poultry
faeces has attracted considerable amounts of attention. However, in the actual breeding …

This research aimed to investigate the alterations in extracellular (eARGs) and intracellular
(iARGs) antibiotic resistance genes in response to oxytetracycline (OTC), and unravel the …

With the ever-growing strict prohibitions on antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) in animal
production, in-feed probiotics are becoming attractive alternatives to antibiotics in the poultry …

The aim of this article is to review the fast and worldwide distribution of ESBL enzymes and
to describe the role of the pork production chain as a reservoir and transmission route of …

The epidemiological characteristics of Salmonella spp. in pork have been widely studied in
China, but the results remain inconsistent. This study aimed to summarize the …

Introduction In-feed probiotics are becoming attractive alternatives to antibiotics in the
poultry industry due to the ever-growing strict prohibitions on antibiotic growth promoters …