[HTML][HTML] Effects of prebiotics and precision biotics on performance, animal welfare and environmental impact. A review

F Leone, V Ferrante - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to analyze the recent studies about prebiotics and precision biotics, as
alternatives to animal growth promoters. These substances improve intestinal health, growth …

Impacts of coprophagic foraging behaviour on the avian gut microbiome

A Dunbar, B Drigo, SP Djordjevic, E Donner… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Avian gut microbial communities are complex and play a fundamental role in regulating
biological functions within an individual. Although it is well established that diet can …

Supplementation of ginger root extract into broiler chicken diet: effects on growth performance and immunocompetence

G Dosu, TO Obanla, S Zhang, S Sang, AO Adetunji… - Poultry Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Ginger contains bioactive compounds that possess anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial
properties. In this study, 432-day-old Ross 708 broiler male chicks were randomly allocated …

[HTML][HTML] Potency of Origanum vulgare and Andrographis paniculata extracts on growth performance in poultry

EJ Jahja, R Yuliana, WT Simanjuntak, N Fitriya… - Veterinary and Animal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of phytobiotics combination of
Origanum vulgare and Andrographis paniculata water extracts (FOA) mixed into the feed of …

Assessment of lactic acid bacteria isolated from the chicken digestive tract for potential use as poultry probiotics

M Sirisopapong, T Shimosato, S Okrathok… - Animal …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The use of probiotics as an alternative to antibiotics in animal feed has received
considerable attention in recent decades. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have remarkable …

Probiotics as an alternative to antibiotics in modulating the intestinal microbiota and performance of broiler chickens

AA Grozina, LA Ilina, GY Laptev… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Gut bacteria play an important role in poultry nutrition and the immune defense system.
Changes in the intestinal microbiome affect the physiological state, metabolism, and innate …

Diet replacement with whole insect larvae affects intestinal morphology and microbiota of broiler chickens

S Vasilopoulos, I Giannenas, I Mellidou, I Stylianaki… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Insect-based diets are gaining interest as potential ingredients in improving poultry gut
health. This study assessed the dietary treatment with whole dried Tenebrio molitor larvae …

Mulberry branch fiber improved lipid metabolism and egg yolk fatty acid composition of laying hens via the enterohepatic axis

H Hu, A Li, C Shi, L Chen, Z Zhao, X Yin, Q Zhang… - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background The utilization of mulberry branch fiber (MF), the largest by-product of the
sericulture industry, is an important issue. Supplementation with MF as a dietary fiber for …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of peanut skins as a natural antimicrobial feed additive on ileal and cecal microbiota in broiler chickens inoculated with Salmonella enterica …

OT Toomer, AK Redhead, TC Vu, F Santos… - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The consumption of poultry products contaminated with Salmonella species is one of the
most common causes of Salmonella infections. In vivo studies demonstrated the potential …

Assessing the impact of meta-genomic tools on current cutting-edge genome engineering and technology

TJ Dweh, S Pattnaik, JP Sahoo - International Journal of …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metagenomics is defined as the study of the genome of the total microbiota found in nature
and is often referred to as microbial environmental genomics because it entails the …