Gut microbiota and its relationship to animal health and productivity in commercial broiler
chickens has been difficult to establish due to high variability between flocks, which derives …

Fowl typhoid and pullorum disease are two distinct septicaemic diseases largely specific to
avian species and caused by Salmonella Gallinarum and Salmonella Pullorum …

The chicken gut-associated lymphoid tissue is made up of a number of tissues and cells that
are responsible for generating mucosal immune responses and maintaining intestinal …

Salmonella is the leading cause of food-borne zoonotic disease worldwide. Non-typhoidal
Salmonella serotypes are the primary etiological agents associated with salmonellosis in …

Avian systemic salmonellosis is primarily caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum
and serovar Pullorum causing the diseases Fowl Typhoid and Pullorum Disease …

Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus reuteri, and Lactobacillus salivarius are all normal
residents of the chicken gastrointestinal tract. Given the interest in using probiotic bacteria in …

Coccidiosis, a major intestinal parasitic disease of poultry, induces a cell-mediated immune
response against the etiologic agent of the disease, Eimeria. In the current study, the …

This study investigated the protective effect of β-1, 3/1, 6-glucan on gut morphology,
intestinal epithelial tight junctions, and bacterial translocation of broiler chickens challenged …

Day-old chicks are very susceptible to infections with Salmonella enterica subspecies. The
gut mucosa is the initial site of host invasion and provides the first line of defense against the …

One characteristic of the few Salmonella enterica serovars that produce typhoid-like
infections is that disease-free persistent infection can occur for months or years in a small …